Substituted furano-/thienocycloalkylamino-2-pyrimidine derivatives and use thereof for controlling undesired plant growth

ABSTRACT

What are described are compounds of the general formula (I) and agrochemically acceptable salts thereof 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     their use in crop protection and processes for their preparation.

The invention relates to the technical field of crop protection compositions, particularly to that of herbicides for selective control of broad-leaved weeds and weed grasses in crops of useful plants and in the ornamental garden sector and for general control of broad-leaved weeds and weed grasses in areas of the environment where plant growth is disruptive.

More particularly, the invention relates to substituted furano-/thienocycloalkylamino-2-pyrimidine derivatives, to processes for preparation thereof and to the use thereof for control of harmful plants.

The compounds of the formula (I) according to the invention have, in the 2 position of the pyrimidine, a partially hydrogenated bicyclic substituent attached via an amine to the aromatic system in the alpha position, where the pyrimidine may also be substituted in the 4 position, 5 position and 6 position and adjacent substituents may form a ring.

The herbicidal action of diaminopyrimidines and also of monoaminopyrimidines is already known from the prior art.

Monoaminopyrimidine derivatives having herbicidal action, namely 5-aminopyrimidine derivatives, are disclosed, for example, in WO 2013/144187 A1, while 2,4-diaminopyrimidines and the use thereof in the crop protection sector have been described, for example, in EP 0523533 A1, WO 2010/076009 and WO 2010/076010. 2,4-Diaminopyrimidines with a bicyclic radical which have (1R,2S) configuration on the bridged and adjacent carbon atoms and additionally feature herbicidal efficacy are known from US 2010/0167934 A1.

Also known are herbicidally active substituted thienocycloalk(en)ylamino-1,3,5-triazines, and these are described, for example, in the publications WO 2003/070710 A1, JP 2002020383 (including furans) and DE 19921883.

However, the use of the known pyrimidine and triazine derivatives as selective herbicides for the control of harmful plants or as plant growth regulators in various crops of useful plants frequently entails an application rate that incurs high costs or results in unwanted damage to the useful plants. Moreover, in many cases, the use of the active compounds is uneconomic owing to comparatively high production costs.

It is therefore desirable to provide alternative chemical active ingredients based on furano-/thienocycloalkylamino-2-pyrimidine derivatives which can be used as herbicides or plant growth regulators and which are associated with certain advantages compared to systems known from the prior art.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide alternative furano-/thienocycloalkylamino-2-pyrimidine derivatives which can be used as herbicides or plant growth regulators, having satisfactory herbicidal action and a broad spectrum of activity against harmful plants and/or having high selectivity in crops of useful plants.

Moreover, compared to the pyrimidine derivatives known from the prior art, the alternative furano-/thienocycloalkylamino-2-pyrimidine derivatives are to display a better profile of properties, particularly better herbicidal activity against harmful plants, a broader spectrum of harmful plants and/or higher selectivity in crops of useful plants.

The object is achieved by means of specifically substituted furano-/thienocycloalkylamino-2-pyrimidine derivatives of the formula (I) or an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof, which can advantageously be used as herbicides and also as plant growth regulators.

The present invention therefore provides compounds of the general formula (I)

and the agrochemically acceptable salts thereof, where

-   A¹, A² and A³ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of O, S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰ and CR¹¹, where exactly one     atom of A¹, A² and A³ is O or S; -   R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C(O)OH, C(O)NH₂,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyloxycarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-dialkylaminocarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy,     (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynylcarbonyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxycarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxycarbonyl and     nitro; -   R¹ and R² each independently of one another are selected from the     group consisting of     -   halogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino, cyano, C(O)NH₂;     -   (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl;     -   (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-halogenalkyl;     -   (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenylcarbonyl,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxy,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxycarbonyl,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxycarbonyl;     -   (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynylcarbonyl,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxycarbonyl,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxycarbonyl;     -   tri-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl,         di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl,         mono-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl;         phenylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl;     -   (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylcarbonyl and         (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxycarbonyl which may each be substituted at the         aryl moiety by halogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and/or (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl;     -   (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl-carbonyl,         (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl-carbonyloxy,         (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl,         (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy;     -   aminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl;     -   N—((C₁-C₆)-haloalkanoyl)-amino-carbonyl,         mono-((C₆-C₁₄)-aryl)-amino-carbonyl,         di-((C₆-C₁₄)-aryl)-amino-carbonyl;     -   (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy;     -   (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, which may optionally be substituted at the         cycloalkyl radical by (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and/or halogen;         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxycarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxycarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyloxy;     -   (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxycarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylcarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxycarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyloxy;     -   hydroxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, hydroxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         cyano-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, cyano-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl; and     -   (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyloxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthiocarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthiocarbonyloxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy;         (C₄-C₁₄)-arylsulfonyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylthio, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylsulfinyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylthio, (C₃-C₈)-alkenylthio,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylthio and (C₃-C₆)-alkynylthio; -   R³ is selected from the group consisting of     -   hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino, cyano, C(O)OH,         C(O)NH₂;     -   (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl;     -   (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-halogenalkyl;     -   (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenylcarbonyl,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxy,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxycarbonyl,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxycarbonyl;     -   (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynylcarbonyl,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxycarbonyl,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxycarbonyl;     -   tri-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl,         di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl,         mono-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl;         phenylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl; (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxy,         (C₆-C₁₄)-arylcarbonyl and (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxycarbonyl which may         each be substituted at the aryl moiety by halogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl         and/or (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl;     -   (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl-carbonyl,         (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl-carbonyloxy,         (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl,         (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy;     -   aminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl;     -   N—((C₁-C₆)-haloalkanoyl)-amino-carbonyl,         mono-((C₆-C₁₄)-aryl)-amino-carbonyl,         di-((C₆-C₁₄)-aryl)-amino-carbonyl;     -   (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy;     -   (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, which may optionally be substituted at the         cycloalkyl radical by (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and/or halogen;         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxycarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxycarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy,     -   (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyloxy;         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxycarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylcarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxycarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyloxy;     -   hydroxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, hydroxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         cyano-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, cyano-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl; and     -   (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyloxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthiocarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthiocarbonyloxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy;         (C₄-C₁₄)-arylsulfonyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylthio, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylsulfinyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylthio, (C₃-C₈)-alkenylthio,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylthio, (C₃-C₆)-alkynylthio; or -   R¹ may be attached to R² via a bond, resulting in a 5- to 7-membered     partially hydrogenated carbocycle or heterocycle having at least one     heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, O, S and P,     which carbocycle or heterocycle is optionally substituted by one or     more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, ═O,     ═N—O—H, ═N—O—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, ═N—O-benzyl, ═N—O-phenyl, phenyl, phenyl     substituted by one or more identical or different halogen atoms,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, and -   R³ is as defined above, but preferably represents hydrogen or amino; -   R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl     and aminocarbonyl; -   R⁵ and R⁶ are each independently of one another selected from the     group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylphenyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy and     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy; or the radicals R⁵ and R⁶ together with the     carbon atom to which they are attached form a 3- to 7-membered ring; -   R⁷ and R⁸ are each independently of one another selected from the     group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxy,     (C₆-C₁₄)-arylcarbonyl and (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxycarbonyl; or the radicals     R⁷ and R⁸ together form a (C₁-C₇)-alkylene group which may contain     one or more oxygen and/or sulfur atoms, where the (C₁-C₇)-alkylene     group may be mono- or polysubstituted by halogen and the respective     halogen substituents may be identical or different; -   X represents a bond (if n=1 or 2) or is selected from the group     consisting of O, S, CH₂, C═O, NH, CR¹²R¹³ and NR¹⁴, CH₂O and CH₂S,     where in the two last-mentioned groups the carbon atom is attached     to the aromatic moiety and the heteroatom O or S is attached to the     partially hydrogenated moiety of the amine; -   R¹² and R¹³ are each independently of one another selected from the     group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl; -   R¹⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl     and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl; and -   n represents the running number 0, 1 or 2.

The furano-/thienocycloalkylamino-2-pyrimidine derivatives of the formula (I) according to the invention differ from the herbicides with 2,4-diaminopyrimidine structure known from the documents EP 0523533 A1, WO 2010/076009 and WO 2010/076010 by the specific furano-/thienocycloalkylamino substituents in the 2-position of the pyrimidine.

As well as a good profile of efficacy and good crop plant compatibility, the compounds of the formula (I) are notable for their inexpensive preparation, since the substances of the invention can be prepared from inexpensive and readily available precursors by inexpensive processes. It is therefore possible to dispense with the use of intermediates that are costly and difficult to obtain.

Compounds of the formula (I) are distinguished in particular by good crop plant compatibility in soybeans.

There follows a description of preferred, particularly preferred and very particularly preferred definitions of each of the individual substituents. The other substituents of the general formula (I) which are not specified hereinafter have the definition given above. The same also applies to the running number n, meaning that the running number n in the embodiments which follow is 0, 1 or 2.

A first embodiment of the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which

-   A¹, A² and A³ preferably each independently of one another are     selected from the group consisting of S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰ and CR¹¹, where     exactly one atom of A¹, A² and A³ represents S.

In a second embodiment of the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which

-   R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ preferably each independently of one another are     selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen and     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, and -   R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ particularly preferably each independently of one     another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine     and (C₁-C₆)-alkyl; and in which -   R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ even more preferably each independently of one     another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and     methyl, and in which -   most preferably exactly one radical R⁹, R¹⁰ or R¹¹ represents methyl     and the other two radicals represent hydrogen.

In a third embodiment of the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which

-   A¹, A² and A³ preferably each independently of one another are     selected from the group consisting of O, S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰ and CR¹¹,     where exactly one atom of A¹, A² and A³ represents O or S, and -   R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine and (C₁-C₃)-alkyl; and -   A¹, A² and A³ particularly preferably each independently of one     another are selected from the group consisting of S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰ and     CR¹¹, where exactly one atom of A¹, A² and A³ represents S, and -   R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of hydrogen and (C₁-C₃)-alkyl, and -   A¹, A² and A³ very particularly preferably each independently of one     another are selected from the group consisting of S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰ and     CR¹¹ where exactly one atom of A¹, A² and A³ is S, and -   R⁹, R¹⁰, and R¹¹ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, and most preferably     exactly one radical R⁹, R¹⁰ or R¹¹ represents methyl and the other     two radicals represent hydrogen.

A fourth embodiment of the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which

-   R¹ and R² preferably each independently of one another are selected     from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino, cyano,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl and     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl; and -   R³ preferably each independently of one another is selected from the     group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino, cyano,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl and     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl; and -   R¹ and R² more preferably each independently of one another are     selected from the group consisting of amino, trifluoromethyl,     (C₁-C₃)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl; and in which -   R³ more preferably each independently of one another is selected     from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, trifluoromethyl,     (C₁-C₃)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl; and in which -   R¹ and R² particularly preferably each independently of one another     are selected from the group consisting of amino, trifluoromethyl,     methyl and methylsulfonyl, and in which -   R³ particularly preferably each independently of one another is     selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino,     trifluoromethyl, methyl and methylsulfonyl, and in which -   R¹, R² and R³ most preferably are each different from one another     and R¹=amino, R²=trifluoromethyl or methylsulfonyl, and R³=hydrogen     or methyl; or -   R¹ is attached to R² via a bond, preferably resulting in a 5- or     6-membered partially hydrogenated carbocycle or heterocycle having     at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, O,     S and P, which carbocycle or heterocycle is optionally substituted     by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of     hydroxy, ═O, ═N—O—H, ═N—O—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, ═N—O-benzyl, ═N—O-phenyl,     phenyl, phenyl substituted by one or more identical or different     halogen atoms, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl and     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, and -   R³ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, methyl     and trifluoromethyl; or -   R¹ is attached to R² via a bond, particularly preferably resulting     in a cyclohexyl ring which is optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, ═O,     ═N—O—H, ═N—O—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, ═N—O-benzyl, ═N—O-phenyl, phenyl, phenyl     substituted by one or more identical or different halogen atoms,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, and very     particularly preferably by an oxo group, and -   R³ represents hydrogen, amino or methyl; or -   R¹ is attached to R² via a bond, particularly preferably resulting     in a 6-membered partially hydrogenated heterocycle having one sulfur     atom, which heterocycle is optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, ═O,     ═N—O—H, ═N—O—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, ═N—O-benzyl, ═N—O-phenyl, phenyl, phenyl     substituted by one or more identical or different halogen atoms,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, and the     sulfur atom is very preferably substituted by two oxo groups, and -   R³ represents hydrogen, amino or methyl.

A fifth embodiment of the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which

-   R⁴ particularly preferably is selected from the group consisting of     hydrogen, CH₃, CH₂CH₂OCH₃, COOCH₃ and CONH₂; and -   R⁴ very particularly preferably is selected from the group     consisting of hydrogen, CH₃, COOCH₃; and in which -   R⁴ most preferably represents hydrogen.

A sixth embodiment of the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which

-   R⁵ and R⁶ each independently of one another are preferably selected     from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylphenyl and (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy; and -   R⁵ and R⁶ each independently of one another are particularly     preferably selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy; -   R⁵ and R⁶ each independently of one another are very particularly     preferably selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,     (C₁-C₃)-alkyl and (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy; and in which -   R⁵ and R⁶ each independently of one another are most preferably     hydrogen or methyl.

In the seventh embodiment, it is especially preferred when at least one of the radical R⁵ and R⁶ represents hydrogen. In other words, when at least one of the radicals R⁵ and R⁶ represents hydrogen and the other radical R⁵ and R⁶ does not represent hydrogen, in particular (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, preferably CH₃.

An eighth embodiment of the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which

-   R⁷ and R⁸ each independently of one another are preferably selected     from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and     (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl; -   R⁷ and R⁸ each independently of one another are particularly     preferably selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl     and phenyl; and in which -   R⁷ and R⁸ very particularly preferably each represent hydrogen or     methyl.

A ninth embodiment of the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which

-   X particularly preferably represents a bond (if n=1 or 2) or is     selected from the group consisting of O, S, CH₂, C═O, NH, CHCH₃,     NCH₃, C(CH₃)₂, OCH₂ and SCH₂, where in the two last-mentioned groups     the carbon atom is attached to the aromatic moiety and the     heteroatom O or S is attached to the partially hydrogenated moiety     of the amine; and -   X very preferably represents a bond (if n=1 or 2), or CH₂ or O.

A tenth embodiment of the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which the running number n is preferably 1 or 2. In a very particularly preferred embodiment (1), the running number n=2 and X represents a bond or (2) the running number n=1 and X represents CH₂, (3) or the running number n=1 and X represents a bond, such that in all three cases (1) to (3) a 5- or 6-membered ring is formed in each case.

In the context of the present invention, it is possible to combine the individual preferred, more preferred and even more preferred definitions of the substituents R¹ to R¹⁴, A and X with one another as desired, where the running number n is 0, 1 or 2, preferably 1 or 2.

This means that the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which, for example, the substituent R¹ has a preferred definition and the substituents R² to R¹⁴ have the general definition or else the substituent R² has a preferred definition, the substituent R³ has a particularly preferred or very particularly preferred definition and the remaining substituents have a general definition.

Three of these combinations of the definitions given above for the substituents R¹ to R¹⁴, A and X are elucidated by way of example hereinafter and each are disclosed as further embodiments:

-   -   combination of the definitions each referred to above as being         particularly preferred for the substituents R¹ to R¹¹, A and X         (eleventh embodiment),     -   combination of the definitions each referred to above as being         very particularly preferred for the substituents R¹ to R¹¹, A         and X (twelfth embodiment), and     -   combination of the definitions referred to above as being very         particularly preferred for the substituents R¹ to R¹¹ and X         (thirteenth embodiment),

The aforementioned further embodiments that are based on the combinations of the substituents are disclosed explicitly hereinafter for reasons of clarity:

An eleventh embodiment of the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which

-   R¹, R² and R³ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, trifluoromethyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl; or -   R¹ is attached to R² via a bond, resulting in a 5- or 6-membered     partially hydrogenated carbocycle or heterocycle having at least one     heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, O, S and P,     which carbocycle or heterocycle is optionally substituted by one or     more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, ═O,     ═N—O—H, ═N—O—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, ═N—O-benzyl, ═N—O-phenyl, phenyl, phenyl     substituted by one or more identical or different halogen atoms,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, and -   R³ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl,     methylsulfonyl, amino and trifluoromethyl; -   R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, CH₃,     CH₂CH₂OCH₃, COOCH₃ and CONH₂; -   R⁵ and R⁶ each independently of one another are selected from the     group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₃)-alkyl and (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy; -   R⁷ and R⁸ each independently of one another are selected from the     group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl; -   A¹, A² and A³ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰ and CR¹¹, where exactly one     atom of A¹, A² and A³ represents S; -   R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen and (C₁-C₆)-alkyl; -   X represents a bond (if n=1 or 2) or is selected from the group     consisting of O, S, CH₂, C═O, NH, CHCH₃, NCH₃, C(CH₃)₂, OCH₂ and     SCH₂, where in the two last-mentioned groups the carbon atom is     attached to the aromatic moiety and the heteroatom O or S is     attached to the partially hydrogenated moiety of the amine; and -   n represents the running number 1 or 2.

A twelfth embodiment of the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which

-   R¹, R² and R³ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, trifluoromethyl, methyl and     (C₁-C₃)-alkylsulfonyl; or -   R¹ is attached to R² via a bond, resulting in a cyclohexyl ring     which is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected     from the group consisting of hydroxy, ═O, ═N—O—H,     ═N—O—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, ═N—O-benzyl, ═N—O-phenyl, phenyl, phenyl     substituted by one or more halogen atoms, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl and (C₁-C₃)-haloalkyl, in particular     trifluoromethyl, and -   R³ represents hydrogen, methyl, methylsulfonyl or amino; or -   R¹ is attached to R² via a bond, resulting in a 6-membered partially     hydrogenated heterocycle having a sulfur atom, which heterocycle is     optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the     group consisting of hydroxy, ═O, ═N—O—H, ═N—O—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     ═N—O-benzyl, ═N—O-phenyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted by one or more     halogen atoms, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl and     (C₁-C₃)-haloalkyl, and -   R³ represents hydrogen, methyl, methylsulfonyl or amino; -   R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, CH₃ and     COOCH₃; -   R⁵ and R⁶ each independently of one another are selected from the     group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy; -   R⁷ and R⁸ each independently of one another are selected from the     group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and phenyl; -   A¹, A² and A³ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰ and CR¹¹, where exactly one     atom of A¹, A² and A³ represents S; -   R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine and (C₁-C₃)-alkyl; -   X represents a bond (if n=1 or 2), or CH₂ or 0; and -   n represents the running number 1 or 2.

A thirteenth embodiment of the present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) in which

-   R¹, R² and R³ are each different than one another and are selected     from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, trifluoromethyl,     methyl and methylsulfonyl; or -   R¹ is attached to R² via a bond, such that a cyclohexyl ring     optionally substituted by ═O is formed, and -   R³ represents hydrogen, methyl or amino; or -   R¹ is attached to R² via a bond, such that a 6-membered partially     hydrogenated heterocycle having a sulfur atom is formed, which     heterocycle is substituted by 2 oxo groups, and -   R³ represents hydrogen, methyl or amino; -   R⁴ represents hydrogen; -   R⁵ and R⁶ each independently of one another represent hydrogen or     methyl; -   R⁷ and R⁸ each independently of one another represent hydrogen or     methyl; -   A¹, A² and A³ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰ and CR¹¹, where exactly one     atom of A¹, A² and A³ represents S; -   R⁹, R¹⁰, and R¹¹ each independently of one another are selected from     the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, and preferably exactly     one radical R⁹, R¹⁰ or R¹¹ represents methyl and the other two     radicals represent hydrogen. -   X represents a bond (if n=1 or 2), or CH₂ or 0; and -   n represents the running number 1 or 2.

In the context of the present invention, the compound of the general formula (I) also includes compounds quaternized on a nitrogen atom by a) protonation, b) alkylation or c) oxidation. In this respect, particular mention may be made of the corresponding N-oxides.

The compounds of the formula (I) are capable of forming salts. Salts may be formed by the action of a base on those compounds of the formula (I) that bear an acidic hydrogen atom. Examples of suitable bases are organic amines such as trialkylamines, morpholine, piperidine or pyridine, and the hydroxides, carbonates and hydrogencarbonates of ammonium, alkali metals or alkaline earth metals, especially sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate and potassium hydrogencarbonate. These salts are compounds in which the acidic hydrogen is replaced by an agriculturally suitable cation, for example metal salts, especially alkali metal salts or alkaline earth metal salts, in particular sodium and potassium salts, or else ammonium salts, salts with organic amines or quaternary ammonium salts, for example with cations of the formula [NRR′R″R′″]⁺ in which R to R′″ each independently of one another represent an organic radical, in particular alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or alkylaryl. Also suitable are alkylsulfonium and alkylsulfoxonium salts, such as (C₁-C₄)-trialkylsulfonium and (C₁-C₄)-trialkylsulfoxonium salts.

The compounds of the formula (I) can form salts by addition of a suitable inorganic or organic acid, for example mineral acids, for example HCl, HBr, H₂SO₄, H₃PO₄ or HNO₃, or organic acids, for example carboxylic acids such as formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, oxalic acid, lactic acid or salicylic acid or sulfonic acids, for example p-toluenesulfonic acid, onto a basic group, for example amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, piperidino, morpholino or pyridino. In such a case, these salts will comprise the conjugate base of the acid as the anion.

Suitable substituents present in deprotonated form, such as, for example, sulfonic acids or carboxylic acids, may form inner salts with groups which for their part can be protonated, such as amino groups.

The compounds of the formula (I) and their salts are also referred to hereinafter as “compounds (I)” according to the invention or used in accordance with the invention.

In the general formula (I) and in all the other formulae of the present invention, the radicals alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, alkylamino, alkylthio, haloalkylthio and the corresponding unsaturated and/or substituted radicals can in each case be straight-chain or branched in the carbon skeleton. Unless stated specifically, preference is given for these radicals to the lower carbon skeletons, for example those having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, in particular 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or in the case of unsaturated groups having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, in particular 2 to 4 carbon atoms. Alkyl radicals, both alone and in composite definitions such as alkoxy, haloalkyl, etc., are, for example, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or 2-butyl, pentyls, hexyls, such as n-hexyl, isohexyl and 1,3-dimethylbutyl, heptyls, such as n-heptyl, 1-methylhexyl and 1,4-dimethylpentyl; alkenyl and alkynyl radicals have the definition of the possible unsaturated radicals corresponding to the alkyl radicals; where at least one double bond or triple bond is present, preferably one double bond or triple bond, respectively. Alkenyl is, for example, vinyl, allyl, 1-methylprop-2-en-1-yl, 2-methylprop-2-en-1-yl, but-2-en-1-yl, but-3-en-1-yl, 1-methylbut-3-en-1-yl and 1-methylbut-2-en-1-yl; alkynyl is, for example, ethynyl, propargyl, but-2-yn-1-yl, but-3-yn-1-yl and 1-methylbut-3-yn-1-yl.

Cycloalkyl groups are, for example, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and cyclooctyl. The cycloalkyl groups can be present in bi- or tricyclic form.

If haloalkyl groups and haloalkyl radicals of haloalkoxy, haloalkylthio, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl etc. are stated, the lower carbon skeletons of these radicals having, for example, 1 to 6 carbon atoms or 2 to 6 carbon atoms, in particular 1 to 4 carbon atoms or preferably 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and the corresponding unsaturated and/or substituted radicals are in each case straight-chain or branched in the carbon skeleton. Examples are difluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, trifluoroallyl, 1-chloroprop-1-yl-3-yl.

Alkylene groups in these radicals are the lower carbon skeletons, for example those having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, in particular 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or preferably 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and also the corresponding unsaturated and/or substituted radicals in the carbon skeleton which may in each case be straight-chain or branched. Examples are methylene, ethylene, n- and isopropylene and n-, s-, iso-, t-butylene.

Hydroxyalkyl groups in these radicals are the lower carbon skeletons, for example those having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, in particular 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and also the corresponding unsaturated and/or substituted radicals in the carbon skeleton which may in each case be straight-chain or branched. Examples of these are 1,2-dihydroxyethyl and 3-hydroxypropyl.

Halogen is fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine. Haloalkyl, -alkenyl and -alkynyl are alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl partly or fully substituted by halogen, preferably by fluorine, chlorine or bromine, especially by fluorine and/or chlorine, for example monohaloalkyl, perhaloalkyl, CF₃, CF₂Cl, CHF₂, CH₂F, CF₃CF₂, CH₂FCHCl, CCl₃, CHCl₂, CH₂CH₂Cl; haloalkoxy is, for example, OCF₃, OCHF₂, OCH₂F, CF₃CF₂O, OCH₂CF₃ and OCH₂CH₂Cl; the same correspondingly applies to haloalkenyl and other halogen-substituted radicals.

Aryl is a monocyclic, bicyclic or polycyclic aromatic system, for example phenyl or naphthyl, preferably phenyl.

A heterocycle is a carbocycle in which at least one carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom, preferably by a heteroatom from the group consisting of N, O, S and P.

The heterocyclic ring preferably contains 5 to 7 ring atoms, in particular 5 to 6, and one or more, preferably 1 to 2, in particular 1 heteroatom in the heterocyclic ring, preferably from the group consisting of N, O and S, particularly preferably O or S and most preferably S.

The heterocycles are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, ═O, ═N—O—H, ═N—O—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, ═N—O-benzyl, ═N—O-phenyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted by one or more identical or different halogen atoms, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl.

Primarily for reasons of higher herbicidal activity, better selectivity and/or better preparability, compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention or the agrochemical salts or quaternary N derivatives thereof that are of particular interest are those in which individual radicals have one of the preferred definitions already specified or specified below, or especially those in which one or more of the preferred definitions already specified or specified below occur in combination.

The abovementioned general or preferred radical definitions apply both to the end products of the general formula (I) and, correspondingly, to the starting materials and intermediates required in each case for the preparation. These radical definitions can be exchanged for one another as desired, i.e. including combinations between the given preferred ranges.

If tautomers are possible, the form described embraces all possible tautomeric structures. As shown below, when, for example R¹ and/or R³=hydroxy, the possible keto tautomers are likewise embraced; this applies analogously to amino and any imino tautomers.

The present compounds of the general formula (I) have, at the binding site to the aminopyrimidine, a chiral carbon atom which, in the structure shown below, is indicated by the marker (*):

According to the rules of Cahn, Ingold and Prelog (CIP rules), this carbon atom can have either an (R) configuration or an (S) configuration.

The present invention encompasses compounds of the general formula (I) both with (S) and with (R) configuration, meaning that the present invention encompasses the compounds of the general formula (I) in which the carbon atom in question has

-   -   (1) an (R) configuration; or     -   (2) an (S) configuration.

In addition, the scope of the present invention also encompasses

-   -   (3) any mixtures of compounds of the general formula (I) having         an (R) configuration (compounds of the general formula (I-(R))         with compounds of the general formula (I) having an (S)         configuration (compounds of the general formula (I-(S)),         with a racemic mixture of the compounds of the general         formula (I) having (R) and (S) configuration likewise being         embraced by the present invention.

However, within the context of the present invention, preference is given to using particularly compounds of the general formula (I) having (R) configuration with a selectivity of 60 to 100%, preferably 80 to 100%, especially 90 to 100%, even more preferably 95 to 100%, where the particular (R) compound is present with an enantioselectivity of in each case more than 50% ee, preferably 60 to 100% ee, especially 80 to 100% ee, very particularly 90 to 100% ee, most preferably 95 to 100% ee, based on the total content of (R) compound in question.

Accordingly, the present invention relates especially to compounds of the general formula (I*) in which the stereochemical configuration on the carbon atom marked by (*) is present with a stereochemical purity of 60 to 100% (R), preferably 80 to 100% (R), especially 90 to 100% (R), very particularly 95 to 100% (R).

Taking into account the Cahn, Ingold and Prelog rules, at the carbon atom marked (*) there may also be a situation in which, owing to the priority of the substituent in question, the (S) configuration is preferred at the carbon atom marked (*). This is the case, for example, when the radicals R⁴ and/or R⁵ correspond to a C₁-C₆-alkoxy radical.

Accordingly, within the context of the present invention, preference is given especially to compounds of the general formula (I) whose spatial arrangement corresponds to that of the compounds of the general formula (I) where R⁴ and R⁵=hydrogen having the (R) configuration, with a selectivity of 60 to 100%, preferably 80 to 100%, especially 90 to 100%, even more preferably 95 to 100%, where the respective (R)-analogous compound is present with an enantioselectivity of in each case more than 50% ee, preferably 60 to 100% ee, especially 80 to 100% ee, even more preferably 90 to 100% ee, most preferably 95 to 100% ee, based on the total content of (R) analogous compound in question Accordingly, the present invention relates especially to compounds of the general formula (I) in which the stereochemical configuration on the carbon atom marked by (*) is present with a stereochemical purity of 60 to 100% (R or R analog), preferably 80 to 100% (R or R analog), especially 90 to 100% (R or R analog), very particularly 95 to 100% (R or R analog).

In particular, the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention may have further centers of chirality at the carbon atoms marked (**) and (***):

In the context of the present invention, any stereochemical configurations are possible at the carbon atoms marked (*), (**) and (***):

Configuration Configuration Configuration of carbon atom of carbon atom of carbon atom (*) (**) (***) R R R R R S R S R S R R R S S S R S S S R S S S

In addition, depending on the respective radicals chosen, further stereoelements may be present in the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention.

If, for example, one or more alkenyl groups are present, diastereomers (Z and E isomers) may occur.

If, for example, one or more asymmetric carbon atoms are present, enantiomers and diastereomers may occur.

Corresponding stereoisomers can be obtained from the mixtures obtained in the preparation by customary separation methods, for example by chromatographic separation processes. It is likewise possible to selectively prepare stereoisomers by using stereoselective reactions with use of optically active starting materials and/or auxiliaries. The invention thus also relates to all stereoisomers which are encompassed by the general formula (I) but are not shown in their specific stereomeric form, and to mixtures thereof.

The possible combinations of the various substituents of the general formula (I) should be understood such that the general principles of the construction of chemical compounds have to be observed, i.e. the formula (I) does not encompass any compounds known by the person skilled in the art to be chemically impossible.

Examples of the compounds of the general formula (I) are shown below in tabular form.

Tables 1 and 2 below specify the substituents defined in general terms in formula (I). In these tables:

-   -   “StNR⁴” represents the stereochemical arrangement on the carbon         atom to which NH and R⁴ are bonded,         “StR⁵R⁶” and “StR⁷R⁸” analogously represent the carbon atoms to         which the respective substituents are bonded,     -   the bond of the substituents is on the left in each case,     -   if two binding sites are reported for X, the left-hand bond is         bonded to the aromatic ring and the right-hand bond to the         hydrogenated moiety of the bicyclic amine,     -   a hyphen “-” denotes a direct bond, and     -   if n=0, the table does not contain an entry in the corresponding         field for R⁶ and R⁷.

TABLE 1 No. R¹ R² R³ R⁴ StNR⁴ R⁵ 1. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 2. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 3. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 4. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 5. T1 —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 6. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 7. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 8. —(CH₂)₃C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 9. —(CH₂)₃C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 10. —OCH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 11. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 12. —NH₂ —F —H —H rac —H 13. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 14. —NH₂ —CClF₂ —H —H rac —H 15. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 16. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —Cl —H rac —H 17. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —CH₃ 18. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 19. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 20. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 21. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 22. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 23. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 24. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H R —H 25. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 26. —NH₂ —CF₂H —H —H rac —H 27. —NH₂ —S(═O), (═NH)—Ph —H —H rac —H 28. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 29. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 30. —NH₂ —C(═O)CClF₂ —H —H rac —H 31. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 32. —NH₂ —NO₂ —H —H rac —H 33. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 34. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 35. —NH₂ —SO—CH₃ —CF₃ —H rac —H 36. —NH₂ —SO₂-cyclopropyl —H —H rac —H 37. —NH₂ —SO₂—(CH₂)₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 38. —NH₂ —SO₂—NH—CH₂—(4-F—Ph) —H —H rac —H 39. —NH₂ —SO—CH₃ —Cl —H rac —H 40. —NH₂ —NO₂ —H —H rac —H 41. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 42. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 43. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 44. —(CH₂)₃—S(═O)₂— —H —H R —H 45. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 46. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H R —H 47. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H R —H 48. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 49. —NH₂ —CN —H —H rac —H 50. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 51. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —CH₃ 52. —NH₂ —CN —H —H rac —H 53. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 54. —(CH₂)₃—C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 55. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 56. —NH₂ —CN —H —H rac —H 57. —NH₂ —CN —H —H rac —H 58. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 59. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 60. —CH₃ —C(═O)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 61. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 62. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 63. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH—(CH₃)₂ —H —H rac —H 64. —NH₂ —CN —CH₃ —H rac —H 65. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 66. —NH₂ —SO₂—(CH₂)₃—OCH₃ —H —H rac —H 67. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —COOCH₃ 68. —(CH₂)₃—S(═O)₂— —H —H rac —H 69. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 70. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 71. —CH₃ —C(═O)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 72. —NH₂ —C(═O)—CF₃ —H —H rac —H 73. —(CH₂)₃—S(═O)₂— —H —H R —H 74. —NH₂ —CN —CH₃ —H rac —H 75. T2 —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 76. —NH₂ —SO₂—C(CH₃)₃ —H —H rac —H 77. —NH₂ —SO₂—C(CH₃)₃ —H —H rac —H 78. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 79. T3 —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 80. —CH₃ —S—CF₃ —H —H rac —H 81. T4 —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 82. T5 —CF₃ —H —H R —H 83. —NH₂ —CN —CH₂—CH₃ —H rac —H 84. —NH₂ —NO₂ —H —H rac —H 85. —NH₂ —CF₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 86. —NHCOCH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 87. —NHCOC(CH₃)₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 88. —NHCOCF₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 89. —NHCOPh —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 90. —NHCO-(3-MeO—Ph) —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 91. —NHCO-(3,5-di-Cl—Ph) —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 92. —NHCOCH₂CH₂OCH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 93. —NHCOCH₂OCH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 94. —NHCO-(3-CF₃—Ph) —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 95. —NHCO-(3,5-diCH₃—Ph) —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 96. —N═CH—N(CH₃)₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 97. —N═CCH₃—N(CH₃)₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 98. T6 —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 99. T7 —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 100. —NHOH —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 101. —OH —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 102. —NH—NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 103. —NHOCH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 104. —NHOCH₂CH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 105. —NH—NHCOCH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 106. -triazol-1yl- —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 107. —O-(4-F—Ph) —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 108. —NH—O—Ph —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 109. —O-(3,5-diCH₃—Ph) —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 110. —O-(4-CH₃—O—Ph) —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 111. —OCH₂(4-F—Ph) —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 112. —OCO(4-F—Ph) —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 113. —NHCO(4-F—Ph) —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 114. —COOCH₃ —Cl —H —H R —H 115. —CF₃ —CH₃ —H —H R —H 116. —CH₃ —CH₃ —H —H R —H 117. —(CH₂)₄— —H —H R —H 118. —(CH₂)₄— —CF₃ —H R —H 119. —(CH₂)₃C(═O)— —H —H R —H 120. —(CH₂)₃C(<Z>═NOH)— —H —H R —H 121. —(CH₂)₃C(<E>═NOH)— —H —H R —H 122. —(CH₂)₃C(<Z>═NOCH₃)— —H —H R —H 123. —(CH₂)₃C(<Z>═NOH)— —NH₂ —H R —H 124. —(CH₂)₃C(═O)— —NH₂ —H R —H 125. —NH—(CH₂)₂C(═O)— —H —H R —H 126. —NH—CH═CH—C(═O)— —H —H R —H 127. —NCH₃—(CH₂)₂C(═O)— —H —H R —H 128. —N(4-F—Ph)—CH═CH—C(═O)— —H —H R —H 129. —NCH₃—C(—COOCH₃)═CH—C(═O)— —H —H R —H 130. —NH—C(—COOCH₃)═CH—C(═O)— —H —H R —H 131. —N(CH₃)₂ —F —H —H R —H 132. —N(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃— —H —H R —H 133. —NH₂ —F —H —H R —H 134. —NH₂ —CH₃ —H —H R —H 135. —NH₂ —CH₃ —CH₃ —H R —H 136. —NH₂ —(CH₂)₄— —H R —H 137. —CH₂—O—CH₂—C(═O)— —H —H R —H 138. —CH₂—O—CH₂—C(═O)— —H —H R —H 139. —CH₂—CH(CH₃)—CH₂—C(═O)— —H —H R —H 140. —CH₂—CH(Ph)—CH₂—C(═O)— —H —H R —H 141. —CH₂—CH(4-F—Ph)—CH₂—C(═O)— —H —H R —H 142. —CH₂—CH(4-F—Ph)—CH₂—C(<E>═NOH)— —H —H R —H 143. —CH₂—CH(4-F—Ph)—CH₂—C(<Z>═NOCH₃)— —H —H R —H 144. —NH₂ —CF₂—CF₃ —H —H rac —H 145. —NH₂ —C≡CH —H —H rac —H 146. —NH₂ —C≡CCH₃ —H —H rac —H 147. —NH₂ —C≡CPh —H —H rac —H 148. —NH₂ —C≡CCH₂—OH —H —H rac —H 149. —NH₂ —C(═O)—CH₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 150. —NH₂ —C(═O)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 151. —CH₂—CH₃ —C(═O)—CH₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 152. —N(CH₃)₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 153. —NH₂ —C(═O)—CH₂—O—CH₃ —H —H R —H 154. —N(CH₃)₂ —CF₃ —H —H R —H 155. —N(CH₃)₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 156. —N(CH₃)₂ —C(═O)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 157. —N(CH₃)₂ —C(═O)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 158. —CH₃ —C(<E>═NOH)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 159. —CH₃ —C(<E>═NOCH₃)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 160. —CH₃ —C(<E>═NOPh)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 161. —CH₃ —CH(—OH)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 162. —CH₃ —CFH—CH₃ —H —H R —H 163. —CH₃ —CH(—OCH₂—Ph)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 164. —CH₃ —CH(—OCH₂—4-F—Ph)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 165. —CH₃ —CH(—OCH₂—4-OCH₃—Ph)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 166. —NH₂ —CH(—OCH₂—4-OCH₃—Ph)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 167. —NH₂ —CH(—OH)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 168. —NH₂ —CH(—OH)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 169. —NH₂ —CFH—CH₃ —H —H R —H 170. —NH₂ —Cl —H —H R —H 171. —NH₂ —Cl —H —H R —H 172. —NH₂ —Br —H —H R —H 173. —NH₂ —I —H —H R —H 174. —NH₂ —COOCH₃ —H —H R —H 175. CH₃ —C(═O)—N(NCH₃)2 —H —H R —H 176. —CH3 —C(═O)—OCH₃ —H —H R —H 177. —CH3 —C(═O)—NH₂ —H —H R —H 178. —NH₂ —C(═O)—N—(CH₃)₂ —H —H R —H 179. —NHCH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 180. CH₃ —CF₃ —H —H R —H 181. —CH₃ —C(═O)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 182. —CH₃ —C(═O)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 183. —CH₃ —C(<E>═NOH)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 184. —(CH₂)₂—C(<Z>═NOH)— —H —H R —H 185. —(CH₂)₂—C(═O)— —H —H R —H 186. —(CH₂)₂—C(═O)— —H —H R —H 187. —OCH₃ —S—CF₃ —H —H R —H 188. —CH₃ —S—CF₃ —H —H R —H 189. —NH₂ —S—CF₃ —H —H R —H 190. —(CH₂)—C(═O)—CH₂— —H —H R —H 191. —C(═O)—(CH₂)₃— —H —H R —H 192. —C(<E>═NOH)—(CH₂)₃— —H —H R —H 193. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H R —H 194. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H R —H 195. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H R —H 196. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —CH₃ 197. —NH₂ —Cl —H —H rac —CH₂—CH₃ 198. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac -spiro-cyclopropyl 199. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —NH₂ —H rac —H 200. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —NH₂ —H R —H 201. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —CH₃ rac —H 202. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —CH₃ rac —H 203. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —CN rac —H 204. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —COOCH₃ rac —H 205. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H R —CH₃ 206. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H R —CH₃ 207. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 208. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 209. —NH₂ —SO—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 210. —NH₂ —SO—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 211. —CF₃ —CN —H —H R —H 212. —CF₃ —CN —H —H rac —H 213. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 214. -T8 —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 215. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 216. —CH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 217. —CH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 218. —CH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 219. —CH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 220. —CH₃ —CF₃ —H —H R —H 221. —CF₃ —COOCH₃ —H —H rac —H 222. —NH₂ —Cl —CF₃ —H rac —H 223. —CH₃ —F —H —H R —H 224. —OCH₃ —F —H —H rac —H 225. —OCH₃ —Cl —H —H R —H 226. —OCH₃ —Cl —H —H rac —H 227. —OCH₃ —Br —H —H R —H 228. —OCH₃ —Br —H —H rac —H 229. —OCH₃ —C≡CSi(CH₃)₃ —H —H R —H 230. —OCH₃ —C≡CH —H —H R —H 231. —OCH₃ —C≡CCH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃ —H —H R —H 232. —OCH₃ —C≡CSi(CH₃)₃ —H —H rac —H 233. —OCH₃ —C≡CH —H —H rac —H 234. —OCH₃ —C≡CCH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃ —H —H rac —H 235. —CH₃ —C(═O)—OCH₂CH₃ —H —H R —H 236. —CH₃ —C(═O)N(CH₃)₂ OH —H —H R —H 237. —CH₃ —C(═O)—N(CH₃)CH₂—4-F—Ph —H —H R —H 238. —CH₃ —C(═O)-azepine —H —H R —H 239. —CH₃ —C(═O)—N(CH₃)CH₂—2-F—Ph —H —H R —H 240. —CH₃ —C(═O)—OCH₂CH₃ —H —H rac —H 241. —CH₃ —C(═O)NHCH₃ —H —H rac —H 242. —CH₃ —C(═O)-azepine —H —H rac —H 243. —CH₃ —C(═O)—N(CH₃)CH₂—4-F—Ph —H —H rac —H 244. —CH₃ —C(═O)—N(CH₃)CH₂—2-F—Ph —H —H rac —H 245. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —CH₃ rac —H 246. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —NH₂ —CH₃ rac —H 247. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —CH₃ 248. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 249. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 250. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 251. —(CH₂)₃C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 252. —(CH₂)₃C(═N<Z>OH)— —H —H rac —H 253. —(CH₂)₃C(═N<E>OH)— —H —H rac —H 254. —(CH₂)₃C(═N<E>OCH₃)— —H —H rac —H 255. —(CH₂)₃C(═N<Z>OCH₃)— —H —H rac —H 256. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 257. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 258. —CH₃ —COCH₃ —H —H rac —H 259. —CH₃ —C(═N<Z>OH)CH₃ —H —H rac —H 260. —CH₃ —C(═N<E>OH)CH₃ —H —H rac —H 261. —CH₃ —C(═N<Z>OCH₃)CH₃ —H —H rac —H 262. —CH₃ —C(═N<E>OCH₃)CH₃ —H —H rac —H 263. —C(CH₃)═CH—C(═O)—N(-T9)- —H —H rac —H 264. —NH₂ —SO—CH₃ —CF₂H —H rac —H 265. —NH₂ -3-F—Ph —H —H rac —H 266. —NH₂ —C(═O)—NHCH₃ —H —H rac —H 267. —NH₂ —C(═O)—NH₂ —H —H rac —H 268. —NH₂ —C(═O)—CH₃ CF₃ —H rac —H 269. —CF₃ —C(═O)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 270. —OCH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 271. T10 —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 272. —OCH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 273. T11 —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 274. —OCH₃ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 275. —NH₂ —C(═CH₂)—CF₃ —H —H rac —H 276. —CH₃ —C═N(<Z>—OCH₂CH₃)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 277. —CH₃ —C(═N(<E>—OCH₂CH₃)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 278. —CH₃ —C(═N(<Z>—OCH₂Ph—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 279. —CH₃ —C(═N(<E>—OCH₂Ph)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 280. —NH₂ —Cl —CF₃ —H R —H 281. —NH₂ —Cl —CF₃ —H rac —H 282. —NH₂ —CN —H —H R —H 283. —NH₂ —C(═O)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 284. —NH₂ —Br —CHF₂ —H rac —H 285. —NH₂ —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 286. —NH₂ —C═N(<E>—OH)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 287. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —CHF₂ —H rac —H 288. —NH₂ —C(═N(<E>—OCH(CH₃)₂)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 289. —NH₂ —H —CHF₂ —H rac —H 290. —NH₂ -T12 —H —H rac —H 291. —NH₂ —C(═N(<Z>—OCH₂Ph)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 292. —NH₂ —C(═N(<Z>—OCH₃)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 293. —NH₂ —C(═O)OCH₂—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 294. —NH₂ —Ph-3-CF₃ —H —H rac —H 295. —NH₂ —C(═N(<E>—OCH₃)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 296. —NH₂ —Ph —H —H rac —H 297. —NH₂ —Ph-3-Cl —H —H rac —H 298. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —CF₃ —H rac —H 299. —NH₂ -T13 —CHF₂ —H rac —H 300. —NH₂ -T14 —CHF₂ —H rac —H 301. —NH₂ —C(═O)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 302. —NH₂ —Ph-3-F —CHF₂ —H rac —H 303. —CH₃ —C(═O)—CH₃ —H —H R —H 304. —NH₂ —Ph-3-CH₃ —CHF₂ —H rac —H 305. —NH₂ —C(═N(<E>—OCH₂Ph)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 306. —NH₂ —CH₂OH —H —H R —H 307. —NH₂ —Br —CF(CH₃)₂ —H rac —H 308. —NH₂ —Cl —CHFCH₃ —H rac —H 309. —NH₂ —SOCH₃ —CHFCH₃ —H rac —H 310. —NH₂ —C(═N(<E>—OCH₃)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 311. —NH₂ —CH₃ —CF(CH₃)₂ —H rac —H 312. —NH₂ —Ph-3-NO₂ —H —H rac —H 313. —NH₂ —Ph-3-CN —H —H rac —H 314. —NH₂ —Br —CHF₂ —H rac —H 315. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —CF(CH₃)₂ —H rac —H 316. —NH₂ -T13 —CHFCH₃ —H rac —H 317. —NH₂ —Ph-3-F —CHFCH₃ —H rac —H 318. —NH₂ —SO₂—CH₃ —CHFCH₃ —H rac —H 319. —NH₂ —CN —CF(CH₃)₂ —H rac —H 320. —NH₂ —CN —CHFCH₃ —H rac —H 321. —NH₂ —Ph-3-F —CF(CH₃)₂ —H rac —H 322. —CH₃ —C≡C—Ph-4-CH₂CH₃ —H —H rac —H 323. —NH₂ -T13 —CF(CH₃)₂ —H rac —H 324. —CH₃ —C═C—Ph-4-O—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 325. —CF₃ —Cl —H —H R —H 326. —CF₃ —Cl —H —H R —H 327. —CH₃ —C(═O)-T15 —H —H rac —H 328. —NH₂ —C(═O)H —H —H rac —H 329. —NH₂ —CN —CHF₂ —H rac —H 330. —CH₃ —C(═O)-T16 —H —H rac —H 331. —CH₃ —C(═O)NH-T17 —H —H rac —H 332. —CF₃ —C(═O)T18 —H —H rac —H 333. —CF₃ —C(═O)NH-T17 —H —H rac —H 334. —CF₃ —C(═O)N(CH₃)CH₂—2-F—Ph —H —H rac —H 335. —CF₃ —C(═O)-T16 —H —H rac —H 336. —CF₃ —C(═O)-T15 —H —H rac —H 337. —(CH₂)₃—C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 338. —(CH₂)₂—NH—C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 339. —(CH₂)₂—NH—C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 340. —(CH₂)₂—NH—C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 341. —NH₂ —C═N(<E>—OH)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 342. —NH₂ —C(═N(<Z>—OCH(CH₃)₂)—CH₃ —H —H rac —H 343. —NH—(CH₂)₂—C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 344. —NH—CH₂—CH(C(═O)OCH₃)—C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 345. —N(CH₃)—(CH₂)₂—C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 346. —N(CH₃)—CH₂—CH(C(═O)OCH₃)—C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 347. —N(T19)-(CH₂)₂—C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 348. —N(T19)-CH₂—CH(C(═O)OCH₃)—C(═O)— —H —H rac —H 349. —CH₃ —C(═N<Z>OH)CH₃ —H —H R —H 350. —CH₃ —C(═N<E>OH)CH₃ —H —H R —H 351. —Cl —CF₃ —H —H rac —H 352. —NH₂ —C(═N<E> CH₃)CH₃ —H —H R —H No. R⁶ StR⁵R⁶ R⁷ R⁸ n StR⁷R⁸ A¹-R⁹ A²-R¹⁰ A³-R¹¹ X 1. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—Cl — 2. —H —H —H 2 C—CH₃ S C—CH₃ — 3. —H —H —H 2 C—CH₃ S C—H — 4. —H —H —H 1 S C—CH₃ C—H — 5. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 6. —H —H —H 2 C—CH₃ S C—CH₃ — 7. —H —H —H 2 O C—H C—H — 8. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—CH₃ S — 9. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 10. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 11. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 12. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 13. —H —H —H 2 O C—H C—H — 14. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 15. —H —CH₃ —CH₃ 1 O C—CH₃ C—H CH₂ 16. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 17. —H rac —H —H 1 S C—CH₃ C—H — 18. —H —H —H 1 C—H C—CH₃ S — 19. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—CH₃ S — 20. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—CH₃ — 21. —H —CH₃ —CH₃ 1 O C—CH₃ C—H CH₂ 22. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 23. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 24. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 25. —H —H —H 2 O C—CH₃ C—CH₃ — 26. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 27. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 28. —H —H —H 2 O C—CH₃ C—H — 29. —H —H —H 1 C—H C—H S — 30. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 31. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—CH₃ — 32. —H —H —H 1 C—H C—H S — 33. —H —H —H 1 C—H C—H S — 34. —H —H —H 2 S C—C(CH₃)₃ C—H — 35. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 36. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 37. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 38. —H —H —H 1 S C—CH₃ C—H — 39. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 40. —H —CH₃ —CH₃ 1 O C—CH₃ C—H CH₂ 41. —H —H —H 2 S C—CF₃ C—H — 42. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 43. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 44. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 45. —H S C—H C—H C(═O) 46. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 47. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 48. —H —H —H 1 C—H C—Cl S — 49. —H —H —H 1 C—H C—Cl S — 50. —H —H —H 1 C—H C—Cl S — 51. —CH₃ —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 52. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 53. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—Cl S — 54. —H —H —H 2 O C—H C—H — 55. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—CH₃ S — 56. —H —H —H 2 C—CH₃ S C—CH₃ — 57. —H —H —H 2 C—CH₃ S C—H — 58. —H —H —H 2 C—CH₃ C—CH₃ S — 59. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 60. —H —H —H 2 O C—H C—H — 61. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 62. —H —H —H 2 O C—CH₃ C—H — 63. —H —H —H 1 S C—CH₃ C—H — 64. —H —H —H 2 C—CH₃ S C—CH₃ — 65. —H —H —H 2 C—H O C—H — 66. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 67. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 68. —H —H —H 2 C—CH₃ S C—CH₃ — 69. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—H S — 70. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 71. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 72. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 73. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 74. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 75. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 76. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 77. —H —H —H 1 S C—CH₃ C—H — 78. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₂—CH₃ C—H — 79. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₂—CH₃ C—H — 80. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 81. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—CH₃ S — 82. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 83. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 84. —H —H —H 2 C—CH₃ S C—CH₃ — 85. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 86. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 87. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 88. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 89. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 90. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 91. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 92. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 93. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 94. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 95. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 96. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 97. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 98. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 99. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 100. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 101. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 102. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 103. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 104. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 105. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 106. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 107. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 108. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 109. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 110. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 111. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 112. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 113. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 114. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 115. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 116. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 117. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 118. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 119. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 120. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 121. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 122. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 123. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 124. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 125. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 126. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 127. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 128. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 129. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 130. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 131. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 132. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 133. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 134. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 135. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 136. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 137. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 138. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 139. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 140. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 141. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 142. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 143. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 144. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 145. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 146. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 147. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 148. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 149. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 150. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 151. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 152. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 153. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 154. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 155. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—CH₃ — 156. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 157. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 158. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 159. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 160. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 161. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 162. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 163. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 164. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 165. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 166. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 167. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 168. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 169. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 170. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 171. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 172. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 173. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 174. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 175. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 176. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 177. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 178. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 179. —H —H —H 2 O C—H C—H — 180. —H —H —H 2 O C—H C—H — 181. —H —H —H 2 O C—H C—H — 182. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 183. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 184. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 185. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 186. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 187. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 188. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 189. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 190. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 191. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 192. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 193. —H —H —H 1 S C—H C—H O 194. —H —H —H 1 S C—H C—H N—CH₃ 195. —H —H —H 1 S C—H C—H N—Ph 196. —H rac —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 197. —H rac —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 198. —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 199. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 200. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 201. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 202. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 203. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 204. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 205. —H R —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 206. —H S —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 207. —H —CH₃ —H 1 rac S C—CH₃ C—H CH₂ 208. —H —Ph —H 1 rac S C—CH₃ C—H O 209. —H —CH₃ —H 1 R S C—CH₃ C—H CH₂ 210. —H —CH₃ —H 1 S S C—H C—H CH₂ 211. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 212. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 213. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—CH₃ — 214. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—CH₃ — 215. —H —H —H 1 S C—H C—H — 216. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₂CH₃ C—H — 217. —H —H —H 1 C—H C—H S — 218. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—H S — 219. —H —H —H 2 C—CH₃ S C—CH₃ — 220. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 221. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 222. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 223. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 224. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 225. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 226. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 227. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 228. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 229. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 230. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 231. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 232. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 233. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 234. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 235. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 236. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 237. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 238. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 239. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 240. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 241. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 242. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 243. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 244. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 245. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 246. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 247. —H rac —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 248. —H 0 O C—H C—H —CO— 249. —H —H —H 1 O — 250. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—H O — 251. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—H O — 252. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—H O — 253. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—H O — 254. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—H O — 255. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—H O — 256. —H —H —H 1 S C—Cl C—H — 257. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 258. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 259. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 260. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 261. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 262. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 263. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 264. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 265. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 266. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 267. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 268. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 269. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 270. —H —H —H 1 S C—H C—H — 271. —H —H —H 1 S C—H C—H — 272. —H —H —H 1 S C—CH₃ C—H — 273. —H —H —H 1 S C—CH₃ C—H — 274. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—CH₃ S — 275. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 276. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 277. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 278. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 279. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 280. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 281. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—CH₃ — 282. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 283. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 284. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 285. —H —H —H 2 C—H C—CN S — 286. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 287. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 288. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 289. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 290. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 291. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 292. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 293. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 294. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 295. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 296. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 297. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 298. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 299. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 300. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 301. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 302. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 303. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 304. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 305. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 306. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 307. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 308. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 309. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 310. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 311. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 312. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 313. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 314. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 315. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 316. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 317. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 318. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 319. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 320. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 321. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 322. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 323. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 324. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 325. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 326. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 327. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 328. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 329. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 330. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 331. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 332. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 333. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 334. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 335. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 336. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 337. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—CH₃ — 338. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—CH₃ — 339. —H —H —H 2 S C—H C—H — 340. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 341. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 342. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 343. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 344. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 345. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 346. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 347. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 348. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 349. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 350. —H —H —H 2 S C—Cl C—H — 351. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — 352. —H —H —H 2 S C—CH₃ C—H — T1: 2-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl T2: N2-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine T3: 2-ethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl T4: 2-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-7-yl T5: (4R)-2-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl T6: (E)-pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyleneamino T7: (E)-1-piperidylmethyleneamino T8: 2,3-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl T9: cyclopentyl T10: 2-chloro-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-7-yl T11: 2-methyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-cyclopenta[b]thiophen-4-yl T12: 5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrid-3-yl T13: 5-fluoropyrid-3-yl T14: 5-chloropyrid-3-yl T15: 4-(2-pyridyl)piperazin-1-yl T16: 4-(2-fluorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl T17: (1R,2S)-2,6-dimethylindan-1-yl T18: azepinyl T19: cyclopropyl

The present invention further provides processes for preparing corresponding compounds of the general formula (I) and/or salts thereof and/or agrochemically acceptable quaternized nitrogen derivatives thereof:

-   a.) Compounds of the general formula (I)

-   -   in which the radicals R¹ to R¹¹, A¹ to A³, n and X have the         above meanings are prepared by reacting a compound of the         general formula (II)

-   -   in which R¹ to R³ have the above meaning and     -   W¹ represents an exchangeable radical or a leaving group, with         an amine of the general formula (III) or an acid addition salt         of the amine of the general formula (III)

-   -   where the radicals R⁴ to R¹¹, A¹ to A³, n and X have the above         meaning.     -   The exchangeable radical W¹ or the leaving group W¹ represents         fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, a (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfanyl or         a (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfinyl or a (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfonyl, an         unsubstituted or substituted phenyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfonyl or a         (C₁-C₄)-alkylphenylsulfonyl.     -   If necessary, a radical W¹ can be converted to another group of         better exchangeability. For example, in the context of a         two-stage one-pot method, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfanyl can be converted         with an oxidizing agent such as m-chloroperbenzoic acid or         Oxone® into (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfinyl or (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfonyl or         mixtures thereof, and then reacted with an amine of the general         formula (III) or an acid addition salt using an auxiliary base,         for example triethylamine or potassium carbonate.     -   The reaction may optionally also be catalyzed by various         auxiliaries, for example by the reagents potassium phosphate,         copper(I) iodide and N,N-diethyl-2-hydroxybenzamide, or in the         manner of a Buchwald-Hartwig coupling by special transition         metal catalyst systems.     -   The compounds of the general formula (II) are commercially         available or can be prepared by known methods.     -   The amines of the general formula (III) or the acid addition         salt thereof are commercially available, or the synthesis         thereof is described in DE 19921883.

-   b.) Compounds of the general formula (I) can also be prepared by     initially converting a compound of the general formula (III-a),

-   -   where at least one of the radicals R¹ to R³ represents a radical         Z¹ to Z³, where Z¹ to Z³ are selected from the group consisting         of COOH, COO(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, nitrile, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, halogen,         acetyl, carbonyl and (C₁-C₆)-alkylmercapto, which radical may be         modified or exchanged, analogously to the processes described         under a. with an amine of the formula (III) or an acid addition         salt thereof to give an intermediate of the formula (I-a)

-   -   and then, for example, converting the Z² radical to a ketone.         For example, in the case that Z²=(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, the         (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl group can be converted to         —C(═O)—CH₂—(C₁-C₄)-alkynyl or, when Z²=trimethylsilylacetylene,         to ethynyl; for example, the Z² radical=COOH or COO(C₁-C₆)-alkyl         by methods known in the literature to C(═O)—R¹.     -   If necessary, a Z² radical can also be converted to another Z²         radical first. For example, by the methods described above, it         is thus possible first to prepare an intermediate of the (I-a)         type in which the Z² radical is a halogen and to convert the         halogen by methods known from the literature to a         (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl or a 1-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₂-C₆)-alkenyl and then         to convert the Z² radical to a C(═O)—R¹.     -   If Z¹ to Z³ represent at least one ketone, this can be         converted, for example, with hydroxylamine or substituted         hydroxylamines or components released in situ from the         respective salt forms of the reagents to give the respective         target products.     -   If Z¹ to Z³ represent at least one halogen, preferably bromine         or iodine, this can be reacted for example under palladium         catalysis with alkenes or alkynes to give target structures         which, for example, carry (C₂-C₆)-alkynyls or (C₂-C₆)-alkenyls         as R¹ to R³.     -   In the case that Z¹ to Z³ is at least one nitrile, this can be         hydrolyzed, for example with bases such as aqueous sodium         hydroxide solution or potassium hydroxide to give carboxamides         R¹ to R³.     -   In the case that Z¹ to Z³ is at least one carboxylic ester, this         can be hydrolyzed, for example with bases such as aqueous sodium         hydroxide solution or potassium hydroxide to give carboxylic         acids R¹ to R³.     -   In the case that Z¹ to Z³ is at least one carboxylic acid, this         can be reacted, for example, with amines using auxiliary         reagents such as T3P, to give substituted carboxamides R¹ to R³.     -   In the case that Z¹ to Z³ is at least one carboxylic acid, this         can be converted into a carbonyl chloride and then be reacted         with amines to give substituted carboxamides R¹ to R³.     -   In the case that Z¹ and Z³ is at least one halogen atom, this         can be reacted, for example, with amines, optionally with the         use of additional bases such as triethylamine, to give amines at         position R¹ and R³.     -   In the case that Z¹ and Z³ is at least one halogen atom, this         can be reacted, for example, with alcohols, optionally with the         use of additional bases such as sodium, sodium hyhydride or the         alkoxide of the alcohol in question, to give alkoxy derivatives         at position R¹ and R³.     -   In the case that Z¹ and Z³ is at least one halogen atom, this         can be reacted, for example, with thiols, optionally with the         use of additional bases such as sodium, sodium hyhydride or the         thioxide of the thiol in question, to give alkylthio derivatives         at position R¹ and R³.     -   In the case that Z¹ to Z³ contains at least one sulfur atom,         this can be oxidized with oxidizing agents such as Oxone or         m-chloroperbenzoic acid.     -   In the case that Z¹ to Z³ is at least one halogen atom,         preferably bromine or iodine, this can be reacted for example         under palladium catalysis with phenyl- or heterocyclylboronic         acids to give phenyl or heterocyclyl derivatives in position R¹         to R³.

-   c.) Compounds of the general formula (I) can also be prepared by     condensing amidines of type (IV) or acid addition salts thereof

-   -   with a ketone of the formula (V)

-   -   in which the radical Z⁴ represents (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy or         di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino.

-   d.) Compounds of the general formula (I) can also be prepared in a     three-component reaction by condensing amidines of type (IV) or acid     addition salts

-   -   with a ketone of the formula (VI)

-   -   and with a fragment (VII) in which Z⁵ represents (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy         or di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino and Z⁶ represents (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy

-   e.) Compounds of the general formula (II) in which the radical W¹     represents (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfanyl can be prepared analogously to the     methods described in c.) or d.), except using, rather than (IV),     S—(C₁-C₄)-alkylisothioureas or acid addition salts thereof.

Collections of compounds of the formula (I) and/or salts thereof which can be synthesized by the abovementioned reactions can also be prepared in a parallelized manner, in which case this may be accomplished in a manual, partly automated or fully automated manner. It is possible, for example, to automate the conduct of the reaction, the workup or the purification of the products and/or intermediates. Overall, this is understood to mean a procedure as described, for example, by D. Tiebes in Combinatorial Chemistry—Synthesis, Analysis, Screening (editor Gunther Jung), Wiley, 1999, on pages 1 to 34.

For the parallelized conduct of the reaction and workup, it is possible to use a number of commercially available instruments, for example reaction stations from Radleys, Shirehill, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3AZ, England, or MultiPROBE Automated Workstations from PerkinElmer, Waltham, Mass. 02451, USA. For the parallelized purification of compounds of the general formula (I) and salts thereof or of intermediates which occur in the course of preparation, available apparatuses include chromatography apparatuses, for example from Teledyne ISCO, Inc., 4700 Superior Street, Lincoln, Nebr. 68504, USA.

The apparatuses detailed lead to a modular procedure in which the individual working steps are automated, but manual operations have to be carried out between the working steps. This can be circumvented by using partly or fully integrated automation systems in which the respective automation modules are operated, for example, by robots.

The implementation of single or multiple synthesis steps can be supported by the use of polymer-supported reagents/scavenger resins. The specialist literature describes a series of experimental protocols, for example in ChemFiles, Vol. 4, No. 1, Polymer-Supported Scavengers and Reagents for Solution-Phase Synthesis (Sigma-Aldrich).

Aside from the methods described here, compounds of the general formula (I) and salts thereof can be prepared completely or partially by solid-phase-supported methods. For this purpose, individual intermediates or all intermediates in the synthesis or a synthesis adapted for the corresponding procedure are bound to a synthesis resin. Solid-phase-supported synthesis methods are described adequately in the technical literature, for example Barry A. Bunin in “The Combinatorial Index”, Academic Press, 1998 and Combinatorial Chemistry—Synthesis, Analysis, Screening (editor: Gunther Jung), Wiley, 1999. The use of solid-phase-supported synthesis methods permits a number of protocols, which are known from the literature and which for their part may be performed manually or in an automated manner.

Both in the solid and in the liquid phase, the implementation of individual or several synthesis steps may be supported by the use of microwave technology. The specialist literature describes a series of experimental protocols, for example in Microwaves in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry (editor: C. O. Kappe and A. Stadler), Wiley, 2005.

The preparation by the processes described here gives compounds of the formula (I) and salts thereof in the form of substance collections, which are called libraries. The present invention also provides libraries comprising at least two compounds of the formula (I) and salts thereof.

On account of the herbicidal property of the compounds of the general formula (I), the invention also further provides for the use of the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention as herbicides for control of harmful plants.

Herbicides are used in agriculturally utilized crops during various cultivation phases. Thus, the application of some products even takes place before or during sowing. Others are applied before the crop plant emerges, i.e. before the seedling breaks through the earth's surface

(pre-emergence herbicides). Finally, post-emergence herbicides are used if either already the seed leaves or foliage leaves have been formed by the crop plant.

The compounds of the invention can be employed either pre-emergence or post-emergence, preference being given to pre-emergence use of the compounds of the invention.

The pre-emergence treatment includes both the treatment of the area under cultivation prior to sowing (ppi=pre plant incorporation) and the treatment of the sown areas of cultivation which do not yet sustain any growth.

The compounds of the formula (I) according to the invention and their salts, also referred to synonymously and collectively hereinafter as compounds of the formula (I), have excellent herbicidal efficacy against a broad spectrum of economically important monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous harmful plants. The active compounds also have good control over perennial weeds which are difficult to control and produce shoots from rhizomes, root stocks or other perennial organs. It does not matter here whether the substances are applied by the presowing method, the pre-emergence method or the post-emergence method.

Specific examples of some representatives of the monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weed flora which can be controlled by the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention are mentioned hereinafter, without any intention that the enumeration is to impose a restriction to particular species.

On the side of the monocotyledonous weed species, e.g. Agrostis, Alopecurus, Apera, Avena, Brachicaria, Bromus, Dactyloctenium, Digitaria, Echinochloa, Eleocharis, Eleusine, Festuca, Fimbristylis, Ischaemum, Lolium, Monochoria, Panicum, Paspalum, Phalaris, Phleum, Poa, Sagittaria, Scirpus, Setaria, Sphenoclea, and also Cyperus species predominantly from the annual group and on the sides of the perennial species Agropyron, Cynodon, Imperata and Sorghum and also perennial Cyperus species are well controlled.

In the case of dicotyledonous weed species, the spectrum of action extends to species such as, for example,

Galium, Viola, Veronica, Lamium, Stellaria, Amaranthus, Sinapis, Ipomoea, Matricaria, Abutilon and Sida on the annual side, and Convolvulus, Cirsium, Rumex and Artemisia in the case of the perennial weeds. Moreover, herbicidal action is observed in the case of dicotyledonous weeds such as Ambrosia, Anthemis, Carduus, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Cirsium, Convolvulus, Datura, Emex, Galeopsis, Galinsoga, Lepidium, Lindernia, Papaver, Portlaca, Polygonum, Ranunculus, Rorippa, Rotala, Seneceio, Sesbania, Solanum, Sonchus, Taraxacum, Trifolium, Urtica and Xanthium.

If the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention are applied to the soil surface before germination, either the emergence of the weed seedlings is prevented completely or the weeds grow until they have reached the cotyledon stage, but then they stop growing and ultimately die completely after three to four weeks have passed.

If the active compounds of the general formula (I) are applied post-emergence to the green parts of the plants, growth likewise stops very rapidly after the treatment, and the weed plants remain at the growth stage at the time of application or die completely after a certain time, such that competition by the weeds, which is harmful to the crop plants, is thus eliminated very early and in a lasting manner.

Although the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention have excellent herbicidal activity in respect of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weeds, crop plants of economically important crops, for example wheat, barley, rye, rice, corn, sugar beet, cotton, oilseed rape and soybean, are only damaged negligibly, if at all. This is why the present compounds are highly suitable for the selective control of unwanted plant growth in agriculturally useful plants.

In addition, the substances of the general formula (I) according to the invention have excellent growth regulatory properties in crop plants. They engage in the plant metabolism in a regulatory fashion and can therefore be employed for the influencing, in a targeted manner, of plant constituents and for facilitating harvesting, such as, for example, by triggering desiccation and stunted growth. Furthermore, they are also suitable for the general control and inhibition of unwanted vegetative growth without killing the plants in the process. Inhibition of vegetative growth plays a major role for many mono- and dicotyledonous crops since this can, for example, reduce or completely prevent lodging.

By virtue of their herbicidal and plant growth regulatory properties, the active compounds can also be used to control harmful plants in crops of genetically modified plants which are known or are yet to be developed. In general, the transgenic plants are characterized by particular advantageous properties, for example by resistances to certain pesticides, in particular certain herbicides, resistances to plant diseases or pathogens of plant diseases, such as certain insects or microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria or viruses. Other particular properties relate, for example, to the harvested material with regard to quantity, quality, storability, composition and specific constituents. For instance, there are known transgenic plants with an elevated starch content or altered starch quality, or those with a different fatty acid composition in the harvested material. Other particular properties may be tolerance or resistance to abiotic stressors, for example heat, low temperatures, drought, salinity and ultraviolet radiation.

It is preferable to employ the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention or salts thereof in economically important transgenic crops of useful plants and ornamental plants, for example of cereals such as wheat, barley, rye, oats, sorghum and millet, rice, cassava and corn or else crops of sugar beet, cotton, soybean, oilseed rape, potato, tomato, peas and other vegetables.

It is preferable to employ the compounds of the general formula (I) as herbicides in crops of useful plants which are resistant, or have been made resistant by recombinant means, to the phytotoxic effects of the herbicides.

Conventional ways of producing novel plants which have modified properties in comparison to existing plants consist, for example, in traditional cultivation methods and the generation of mutants. Alternatively, novel plants with altered properties can be generated with the aid of recombinant methods (see, for example, EP 0221044, EP 0131624). For example, there have been descriptions in several cases of:

-   -   genetic modifications of crop plants for the purpose of         modifying the starch synthesized in the plants (for example WO         92/011376, WO 92/014827, WO 91/019806),     -   transgenic crop plants which are resistant to certain herbicides         of the glufosinate type (cf., for example, EP 0242236,         EP 0242246) or the glyphosate type (WO 92/000377) or the         sulfonylurea type (EP 0257993, U.S. Pat. No. 5,013,659),     -   transgenic crop plants, for example cotton, which is capable of         producing Bacillus thuringiensis toxins (Bt toxins), which make         the plants resistant to certain pests (EP 0142924, EP 0193259),     -   transgenic crop plants having a modified fatty acid composition         (WO 91/013972),     -   genetically modified crop plants with novel constituents or         secondary metabolites, for example novel phytoalexins, which         bring about an increased disease resistance (EP 0309862, EP         0464461),     -   genetically modified plants having reduced photorespiration,         which have higher yields and higher stress tolerance (EP         0305398),     -   transgenic crop plants which produce pharmaceutically or         diagnostically important proteins (“molecular pharming”),     -   transgenic crop plants which feature higher yields or better         quality,     -   transgenic crop plants which feature a combination, for example,         of the abovementioned novel properties (“gene stacking”).

Numerous molecular biology techniques which can be used to produce novel transgenic plants with modified properties are known in principle; see, for example, I. Potrykus and G. Spangenberg (eds.) Gene Transfer to Plants, Springer Lab Manual (1995), Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, or Christou, “Trends in Plant Science” 1 (1996) 423-431).

For such recombinant manipulations, nucleic acid molecules which allow mutagenesis or sequence alteration by recombination of DNA sequences can be introduced into plasmids. With the aid of standard methods, it is possible, for example, to undertake base exchanges, remove parts of sequences or add natural or synthetic sequences. To join the DNA fragments with one another, adapters or linkers can be placed onto the fragments, see e.g. Sambrook et al., 1989, Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, 2nd edition Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., or Winnacker “Gene and Klone [Genes and clones]”, VCH Weinheim 2nd edition 1996.

For example, the generation of plant cells with a reduced activity of a gene product can be achieved by expressing at least one corresponding antisense RNA, a sense RNA for achieving a cosuppression effect, or by expressing at least one suitably constructed ribozyme which specifically cleaves transcripts of the abovementioned gene product.

To this end, it is firstly possible to use DNA molecules which encompass the entire coding sequence of a gene product inclusive of any flanking sequences which may be present, and also DNA molecules which only encompass portions of the coding sequence, in which case it is necessary for these portions to be long enough to have an antisense effect in the cells. It is also possible to use DNA sequences which have a high degree of homology to the coding sequences of a gene product, but are not completely identical to them.

When expressing nucleic acid molecules in plants, the protein synthesized may be localized in any desired compartment of the plant cell. However, to achieve localization in a particular compartment, it is possible, for example, to join the coding region to DNA sequences which ensure localization in a particular compartment. Such sequences are known to those skilled in the art (see, for example, Braun et al., EMBO J. 11 (1992), 3219-3227; Wolter et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85 (1988), 846-850; Sonnewald et al., Plant J. 1 (1991), 95-106). The nucleic acid molecules can also be expressed in the organelles of the plant cells.

The transgenic plant cells can be regenerated by known techniques to give rise to entire plants. In principle, the transgenic plants may be plants of any desired plant species, i.e. not only monocotyledonous but also dicotyledonous plants.

Thus, transgenic plants can be obtained whose properties are altered by overexpression, suppression or inhibition of homologous (=natural) genes or gene sequences or expression of heterologous (=foreign) genes or gene sequences.

It is preferable to use the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention in transgenic crops which are resistant to growth regulators, for example, dicamba, or to herbicides which inhibit essential plant enzymes, for example acetolactate synthases (ALS), EPSP synthases, glutamine synthases (GS) or hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenases (HPPD), or against herbicides from the group of the sulfonylureas, glyphosate, glufosinate or benzoylisoxazoles and analogous active compounds.

When the active compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention are employed in transgenic crops, not only do the effects toward harmful plants observed in other crops occur, but frequently also effects which are specific to application in the particular transgenic crop, for example an altered or specifically widened spectrum of weeds which can be controlled, altered application rates which can be used for the application, preferably good combinability with the herbicides to which the transgenic crop is resistant, and influencing of growth and yield of the transgenic crop plants.

The invention therefore also relates to the use of the compounds of the general formula (I) according to the invention as herbicides for control of harmful plants in transgenic crop plants.

The compounds of the general formula (I) can be formulated in various ways according to which biological and/or physicochemical parameters are required. Possible formulations include, for example: wettable powders (WP), water-soluble powders (SP), water-soluble concentrates, emulsifiable concentrates (EC), emulsions (EW), such as oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, sprayable solutions, suspension concentrates (SC), dispersions based on oil or water, oil-miscible solutions, capsule suspensions (CS), dusting products (DP), dressings, granules for scattering and soil application, granules (GR) in the form of microgranules, spray granules, absorption and adsorption granules, water-dispersible granules (WG), water-soluble granules (SG), ULV formulations, microcapsules and waxes.

These individual formulation types are known in principle and are described, for example, in: Winnacker-Küchler, “Chemische Technologie” [Chemical Technology], Volume 7, C. Hanser Verlag Munich, 4th. Ed. 1986, Wade van Valkenburg, “Pesticide Formulations”, Marcel Dekker, N.Y., 1973, K. Martens, “Spray Drying” Handbook, 3rd Ed. 1979, G. Goodwin Ltd. London.

The necessary formulation assistants, such as inert materials, surfactants, solvents and further additives, are likewise known and are described, for example, in: Watkins, “Handbook of Insecticide Dust Diluents and Carriers”, 2nd Ed., Darland Books, Caldwell N.J.; H.v. Olphen, “Introduction to Clay Colloid Chemistry”, 2nd ed., J. Wiley & Sons, N.Y.; C. Marsden, “Solvents Guide”, 2nd ed., Interscience, N.Y. 1963; McCutcheon's “Detergents and Emulsifiers Annual”, MC Publ. Corp., Ridgewood N.J.; Sisley and Wood, “Encyclopedia of Surface Active Agents”, Chem. Publ. Co. Inc., N.Y. 1964, Schonfeldt, “Grenzflächenaktive Äthylenoxidaddukte [Interface-active ethylene oxide adducts]”, Wiss. Verlagsgesell., Stuttgart 1976, Winnacker Küchler, “Chemische Technologie [Chemical Technology]”, Volume 7, C. Hanser Verlag Munich, 4th Ed. 1986.

Based on these formulations, it is also possible to produce combinations with other pesticidally active compounds, such as, for example, insecticides, acaricides, herbicides, fungicides, and also with safeners, fertilizers and/or growth regulators, for example in the form of a finished formulation or as a tank mix.

Wettable powders are preparations which can be dispersed uniformly in water and, as well as the active compound, apart from a diluent or inert substance, also comprise surfactants of the ionic and/or nonionic type (wetting agents, dispersants), for example polyoxyethylated alkylphenols, polyoxyethylated fatty alcohols, polyoxyethylated fatty amines, fatty alcohol polyglycol ether sulfates, alkanesulfonates, alkylbenzenesulfonates, sodium lignosulfonate, sodium 2,2′-dinaphthylmethane-6,6′-disulfonate, sodium dibutylnaphthalenesulfonate or else sodium oleylmethyltauride. To produce the wettable powders, the active herbicidal ingredients are finely ground, for example in customary apparatuses such as hammer mills, blower mills and air-jet mills, and simultaneously or subsequently mixed with the formulation auxiliaries.

Emulsifiable concentrates are prepared by dissolving the active compound in an organic solvent, for example butanol, cyclohexanone, dimethylformamide, xylene or else relatively high-boiling aromatics or hydrocarbons or mixtures of the organic solvents with addition of one or more surfactants of the ionic and/or nonionic type (emulsifiers). Examples of emulsifiers which may be used are: calcium alkylarylsulfonates such as calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, or nonionic emulsifiers such as fatty acid polyglycol esters, alkylaryl polyglycol ethers, fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers, propylene oxide-ethylene oxide condensation products, alkyl polyethers, sorbitan esters, for example sorbitan fatty acid esters, or polyoxyethylene sorbitan esters, for example polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters.

Dusts are obtained by grinding the active compound with finely distributed solid substances, for example talc, natural clays, such as kaolin, bentonite and pyrophillite, or diatomaceous earth.

Suspension concentrates may be water- or oil-based. They can be produced, for example, by wet grinding by means of standard commercial bead mills and optionally the addition of surfactants, as have already been listed above, for example, for the other types of formulation.

Emulsions, for example oil-in-water emulsions (EW), can be produced, for example, by means of stirrers, colloid mills and/or static mixers using aqueous organic solvents and optionally surfactants as

already listed above, for example, for the other formulation types.

Granules can be produced either by spraying the active compound onto adsorptive granular inert material or by applying active compound concentrates to the surface of carriers, such as sand, kaolinites or granular inert material, by means of adhesives, for example polyvinyl alcohol, sodium polyacrylate or else mineral oils. Suitable active compounds can also be granulated in the manner customary for the production of fertilizer granules—if desired as a mixture with fertilizers.

Water-dispersible granules are produced generally by the customary processes such as spray-drying, fluidized bed granulation, pan granulation, mixing with high-speed mixers and extrusion without solid inert material.

For the production of pan, fluidized-bed, extruder and spray granules, see e.g. processes in “Spray-Drying Handbook” 3rd Ed. 1979, G. Goodwin Ltd., London, J. E. Browning, “Agglomeration”, Chemical and Engineering 1967, pages 147 if, “Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook”, 5th Ed., McGraw Hill, New York 1973, p. 8-57.

For further details regarding the formulation of crop protection agents, see, for example, G. C. Klingman, “Weed Control as a Science”, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1961, pages 81-96 and J. D. Freyer, S. A. Evans, “Weed Control Handbook”, 5th Ed., Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1968, pages 101-103.

The agrochemical formulations contain generally 0.1% to 99% by weight, especially 0.1% to 95% by weight, of active compound of the formula (I).

In wettable powders, the active compound concentration is, for example, about 10% to 90% by weight, the remainder to 100% by weight consisting of customary formulation components. In emulsifiable concentrates, the active compound concentration may be about 1% to 90% and preferably 5% to 80% by weight. Formulations in the form of dusts comprise 1% to 30% by weight of active compound, preferably usually 5% to 20% by weight of active compound; sprayable solutions contain about 0.05% to 80% by weight, preferably 2% to 50% by weight of active compound. In the case of water-dispersible granules, the active compound content depends partially on whether the active compound is present in liquid or solid form and on which granulation auxiliaries, fillers, etc., are used. In the water-dispersible granules, the content of active compound is, for example, between 1% and 95% by weight, preferably between 10% and 80% by weight.

In addition, the active compound formulations mentioned optionally comprise the respective customary stickers, wetters, dispersants, emulsifiers, penetrants, preservatives, antifreeze agents and solvents, fillers, carriers and dyes, defoamers, evaporation inhibitors and agents which influence the pH and the viscosity.

The compounds of the general formula (I) or salts thereof can be used as such or in the form of their preparations (formulations) in a combination with other pesticidally active substances, for example insecticides, acaricides, nematicides, herbicides, fungicides, safeners, fertilizers and/or growth regulators, for example in the form of a finished formulation or of a tank mix.

For application, the formulations in the commercial form are diluted if appropriate in a customary manner, for example with water in the case of wettable powders, emulsifiable concentrates, dispersions and water-dispersible granules. Dust-type preparations, granules for soil application or granules for scattering and sprayable solutions are not normally diluted further with other inert substances prior to application.

The required application rate of the compounds of the general formula (I) varies according to the external conditions such as, inter alia, temperature, humidity and the type of herbicide used. It can vary within wide limits, for example between 0.001 and 10.0 kg/ha or more of active substance, but it is preferably between 0.005 and 5 kg/ha.

The present invention is illustrated in more detail by the examples below; however, these examples do not limit the invention in any way.

A. SYNTHESIS EXAMPLES 5-Fluoro-N2-(2-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzothiophen-4-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (Ex.: 12)

0.15 g (1.01 mmol) of 2-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidine-4-amine, 0.249 g (1.22 mmol) of (2-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl)ammonium chloride and 0.63 g (0.68 ml, 3.05 mol) of dicyclohexylethylamine in 2.0 ml of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone are heated at 180° C. in a closed cuvette in the microwave for 90 minutes (Biotage Initiator, http://www.biotage.com/product-page/biotage-initiator). The crude mixture thus obtained is applied to silica gel and purified by column chromatography with heptane/ethyl acetate as mobile phase. Concentration gives 0.072 g of 5-fluoro-N2-(2-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzothiophen-4-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (in waxy form) (22% yield at 85% purity).

5-(Trifluoromethyl)-N2-(2,6,6-trimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-4-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (Ex.: 21)

0.25 g of an about 1:1 mixture of 2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-4-amine and 4-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-2-amine, 0.295 g (1.22 mmol) of 2,6,6-trimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-4-amine and 0.53 g (0.58 ml, 2.53 mol) of dicyclohexylethylamine in 2.0 ml of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone are heated at 180° C. in a closed cuvette in the microwave for 150 minutes (Biotage Initiator, http://www.biotage.com/product-page/biotage-initiator). The crude mixture thus obtained is applied to silica gel and separated and purified by column chromatography with heptane/ethyl acetate as mobile phase. Concentration gives 0.326 g of 5-(trifluoromethyl)-N2-(2,6,6-trimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-4-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (solid, 90% pure) and as second fraction 5-(trifluoromethyl)-N4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-4-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (solid, melting point 182.6° C., 90% pure).

N2-(5,6-Dihydro-4H-cyclopenta[b]thiophen-6-yl)-5-methylsulfonylpyrimidine-2,4-diamine (Ex.: 33)

With stirring, 0.205 g (0.866 mmol) of 73% strength meta-chloroperbenzoic acid is added to a solution, cooled to 0-5° C., of 0.10 g of 2-methylsulfanyl-5-methylsulfonylpyrimidine-4-amine (0.43 mmol) in 3 ml of trichloromethane. The mixture is stirred for about 2 hours, 0.32 g (0.45 ml, 3.03 mmol) of triethylamine is then added and 0.08 g (0.46 mmol) of 5,6-dihydro-4H-cyclopenta[b]thiophen-6-ylammonium chloride is subsequently added. With stirring, the reaction mixture is heated at gentle reflux for 180 min and allowed to stand overnight. The crude mixture thus obtained is applied to silica gel and separated and purified by column chromatography with heptane/ethyl acetate as mobile phase. Concentration gives 0.087 g of N2-(5,6-dihydro-4H-cyclopenta[b]thiophen-6-yl)-5-methylsulfonylpyrimidine-2,4-diamine (solid, melting point 175.9° C., 62% yield at a purity of 95%).

5-Propylsulfonyl-N2-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (Ex.: 37)

1.00 g (6.80 mmol) of 2-propylsulfonylacetonitrile and 0.97 g (1.08 ml, 8.15 mmol) of N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal in 5 ml of methanol are stirred for two hours. The reaction mixture is then concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The solid obtained is taken up in a little heptane and filtered off with suction. This gives 1.05 g of 3-(dimethylamino)-2-propylsulfonylprop-2-enenitrile (solid, melting point 123.6° C., yield 73% at a purity of 95%).

0.16 g (0.79 mmol) of 3-(dimethylamino)-2-propylsulfonylprop-2-enenitrile, 0.20 g (0.86 mmol) of 1-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzothiophen-4-yl)guanidine and 0.214 g (0.218 ml, 1.18 mmol) of sodium methoxide as a 30% strength solution in methanol in 5 ml of methanol are heated at reflux for one hour. The reaction mixture is applied to silica gel and separated by column chromatography with heptane/ethyl acetate as mobile phase. Concentration gives 0.216 g of 5-propylsulfonyl-N2-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (solid, melting point 189.9° C.) (yield 74% at a purity of 95%).

5-Nitro-N2-(2,6,6-trimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-4-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (Ex.: 40)

0.15 g (0.85 mmol) of 2-chloro-5-nitropyrimidine-4-amine, 0.185 g (0.82 mmol) of 2,6,6-trimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-4-amine and 0.174 g (0.24 ml, 1.71 mol) of triethylamine in 1.5 ml of N,N-dimethylacetamide are heated at 120° C. in a closed cuvette in the microwave for 45 minutes (Biotage Initiator, http://www.biotage.com/product-page/biotage-initiator). The crude mixture thus obtained is applied to silica gel and purified by column chromatography with heptane/ethyl acetate as mobile phase. Concentration gives 0.095 g of 5-nitro-N2-(2,6,6-trimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-4-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (solid) (28% yield at 85% purity).

N2-[(4R)-2-Methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl]-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (Ex.: 47)

0.75 g (3.48 mmol) of 2,4-dichloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine are initially charged in 10 ml of tetrahydrofuran and cooled to 0° C., 1.036 g of zinc chloride (10.86 ml of a 0.7 mol solution in tetrahydrofuran, 7.60 mol) are then added dropwise and the mixture is stirred for one hour. Subsequently, 0.81 g (3.97 mmol) of [(4R)-2-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl]ammonium chloride is added and 0.84 g (1.156 ml, 8.27 mmol) of triethylamine is then added dropwise. The reaction mixture is stirred for two hours and allowed to warm to room temperature. The reaction mixture is allowed to stand overnight and then applied to silica gel. The reaction mixture, applied to silica gel, is added to a frit covered with silica gel (height of the layer about 1 cm) and the crude product is eluted using ethyl acetate. Concentration of the organic phase gives 1.23 g of 4-chloro-N-[(4R)-2-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl]-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-2-amine (about 70%). This mixture is used for the next step without further purification.

1.23 g of a mixture of 4-chloro-N-[(4R)-2-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl]-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-2-amine (about 70%) and 2-chloro-N-[(4R)-2-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl]-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-4-amine (about 20%) are heated in 3.5 ml of ammonia in methanol (about 12% strength solution, about 3.6 mmol) at 110° C. in a closed cuvette in the microwave for 90 minutes (Biotage Initiator, http://www.biotage.com/product-page/biotage-initiator). <After heating, the pressure in the vial, indicated at the instrument, was about 8 bar). After cooling and venting, the crude mixture thus obtained is applied to silica gel and separated and purified by column chromatography with heptane/ethyl acetate as mobile phase. Concentration gives 0.721 g of N2-[(4R)-2-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl]-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (purity 95%) and as second fraction N4-[(4R)-2-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl]-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (purity 95%).

N-(1,3-Dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2-benzothiophen-4-yl)-5,5-dioxo-7,8-dihydro-6H-thiopyrano[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2-amine (Ex.: 68)

2.5 g (16.8 mmol) of 1,1-dioxothian-3-one and 2.0 g (16.8 mmol) of N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal are initially charged in 7 ml of N,N-dimethylacetamide and stirred for 30 minutes, 2.59 g (9.27 mmol) of 2-methyl-2-thiopseudourea sulfate and 1.88 g (2.59 ml, 18.5 mmol) of triethylamine are added and the mixture is heated at 160° C. in a closed cuvette in the microwave for 40 minutes (Biotage Initiator, http://www.biotage.com/product-page/biotage-initiator). The crude mixture thus obtained is applied to silica gel and purified by column chromatography with heptane/ethyl acetate as mobile phase. Concentration gives 2.04 g of 2-methylsulfanyl-7,8-dihydro-6H-thiopyrano[3,2-d]pyrimidine 5,5-dioxide (solid) (yield 51% at a purity of 95%).

With stirring, 0.293 g (1.24 mmol) of 73% strength meta-chloroperbenzoic acid is added to a solution, cooled to 0-5° C., of 0.15 g of 2-methylsulfanyl-7,8-dihydro-6H-thiopyrano[3,2-d]pyrimidine 5,5-dioxide (0.62 mmol) in 5 ml of trichloromethane. The mixture is stirred for about 2 hours, 0.33 g (0.45 ml, 3.10 mmol) of triethylamine is then added and 0.13 g (0.71 mmol) of 1,3-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2-benzothiophene-4-amine is subsequently added. With stirring, the reaction mixture is heated at gentle reflux for 180 min and allowed to stand overnight. The crude mixture thus obtained is applied to silica gel and separated and purified by column chromatography with heptane/ethyl acetate as mobile phase. Concentration gives 0.044 g of N-(1,3-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2-benzothiophen-4-yl)-5,5-dioxo-7,8-dihydro-6H-thiopyrano[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2-amine (solid; 19% at a purity of 95%).

N2-(2,3-Dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (Ex.: 213)

0.40 g (1.84 mmol) of 2,4-dichloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine are initially charged in 10 ml of tetrahydrofuran and cooled to 0° C., 0.55 g of zinc chloride (5.80 ml of a 0.7 mol solution in tetrahydrofuran, 4.07 mol) are then added dropwise and the mixture is stirred for one hour. Subsequently, 0.44 g (2.03 mmol) of (2,3-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl)ammonium chloride is added and 0.45 g (0.62 ml, 4.42 mmol) of triethylamine is then added dropwise. The reaction mixture is stirred for two hours and allowed to warm to room temperature. The reaction mixture is allowed to stand overnight and then applied to silica gel. The reaction mixture, applied to silica gel, is added to a frit covered with silica gel (height of the layer about 1 cm) and the crude product is eluted using ethyl acetate. After concentration of the organic phase the crude mixture is transferred into a microwaveable vial and 5 ml of ammonia in methanol (about 12% strength solution, about 6 mmol) are added. In a closed cuvette, the mixture is heated in the microwave (Biotage Initiator, http://www.biotage.com/product-page/biotage-initiator) at 110° C. for 90 minutes. <After heating, the pressure in the vial, indicated at the instrument, was about 9 bar). After cooling and venting, the crude mixture thus obtained is applied to silica gel and separated and purified by column chromatography with heptane/ethyl acetate as mobile phase. Concentration gives 0.261 g of N2-(2,3-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (solid, melting point 190.7° C., purity 95%) and as second fraction 0.078 g of N4-(2,3-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophen-4-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine (solid, purity 95%).

Table 2 (physicochemical characterization of selected synthesis examples)

TABLE 2 Compound Description 2 solid, m.p.: 198.7° C.; logP (HCOOH): 2.53; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.75 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.25 (s, 6H, 2*3H of thiophene- CH₃); 2.45 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.65 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 4.90 (m, 1H, 1H of CH); 5.15 (br, 2H, NH₂); 5.75 (br, 1H, 1H of NH); 7.90 and 8.25 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 4 solid; m.p.: 190.9° C.; logP (HCOOH): 1.73; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 2.20 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.45 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.80-3.00 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 3.05 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.30 (m, 1H, 1H of CH); 5.50 (br, 2H, NH₂); 5.90 (br, 1H, 1H of NH); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.25 and 8.50 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 5 solid; logP (HCOOH): 5.72; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 6H, 6H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 6H, 2*3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.60-2.80 (m, 4H, 4H of CH₂); 5.00-5.40 (m, 3H, 2H of CH, 1H of NH); 6.50 (br, 1H, 1H of NH); 6.50 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.95 and 8.20 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 6 solid; m.p.: 212.4° C.; logP (HCOOH): 2.44; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.75 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.25 (s, 6H, 2*3H of thiophene- CH₃); 2.40 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.65 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 3.05 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH); 5.15 (br, 2H, 2H of NH₂); 5.75 (br, 1H, 1H of NH); 8.20 and 8.50 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 7 oily 8 oily; logP (HCOOH): 3.19; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.60 (m, 4H, 4H of CH₂); 2.80 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.90 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 5.40 (m, 1H, 1H of CH); 5.85 (br, 1H, 1H of NH); 6.45 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); ); 8.80 and 8.95 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 9 oily; logP (HCOOH): 3.23; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.60 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.75 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.90 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 5.25 (m, 1H, 1H of CH); 5.85 (br, 1H, 1H of NH); 6.50 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); ); 8.80 and 8.95 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 10 oily; logP (HCOOH): 4.76; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.60-2.80 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.90 and 4.00 (2*br, 3H, OCH₃); 5.00-5.40 (m, 1H, 1H of CH); 6.00 (br, 1H, 1H of NH); 6.50 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.05 and 8.30 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 11 solid; m.p.: 134.4° C.; logP (HCOOH): 2.20; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene- CH₃); 2.60-2.80 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 4.80-5.50 (m, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.50 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.05 and 8.20 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 12 oily; logP (HCOOH): 1.07; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.60-2.80 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 4.80-5.50 (br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.50 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.80 and 8.00 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 13 solid; m.p.: 222.1° C.; logP (HCOOH): 1.53; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.80 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 1.90 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.60 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.05 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.00, 5.15, 5.40, 5.65 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH, 2H, NH₂); 6.30 (s, 1H, furan-H); 8.30 and 8.50 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 15 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.36; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.05 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 1.10 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 1.35 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 1.95 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.20 (s, 3H, 3H of furan-CH₃); 2.40 (dd, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.00 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.00, 5.15, 5.20, 5.45 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH, 2H, NH₂); 5.90 (s, 1H, furan-H); 8.30 and 8.50 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 16 oily; logP (HCOOH): 3.12; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.75 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 1.85 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.30 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂CH₃); 5.00 to 5.60 and 7.80-8.10 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH_(2;) 1H); 6.50 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 17 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.11; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.30 (d, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.45 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.60 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 3.05 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 3.15 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 4.90, 5.05, 5.50, 5.85 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH, 2H, NH₂); 6.50 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.25 and 8.45 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 19 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.21; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 1H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.55 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.05 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.15, 5.30, 5.70, 6.05 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH, 2H, NH₂); 6.40 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.25 and 8.45 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 21 solid; logP (HCOOH): 2.23; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.05 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 1.10 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 1.35 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 1.95 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.20 (s, 3H, 3H of furan-CH₃); 2.35 (dd, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.00 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 4.9-5.30 (br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH, 2H, NH₂); 5.85 (s, 1H, furan-H); 8.05- 8.25 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 22 oily; logP (HCOOH): 1.07; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.75 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 1.85 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.65 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.05 and 5.60 (br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.70 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.00-8.25 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 23 solid; m.p.: 196.2° C.; logP (HCOOH): 1.82; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.85 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.00 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.15, 5.30, 5.50, 5.85 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.85 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.05 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.25 and 8.50 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 24 solid; logP (HCOOH): 1.82; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.85 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.00 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.15, 5.30, 5.50, 5.65 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.85 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.05 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.30 and 8.50 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 27 oily; logP (HCOOH): 1.95; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.85 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.10 (s, 1H, 1H of SO—NH); 5.15, 5.30, 5.50, 5.65 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.85 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.05 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.50 (m, 3H, 3H of Ar—H); 8.00 (m, 2H, 2H of Ar—H); 8.40 and 8.60 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 28 oily 29 oily; logP (HCOOH): 1.73; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 2.20 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.70 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.85-3.05 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 4.90-5.70 (2*br, 4H, 1H of CH; 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.8 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.15 (br, 1H, Pyr- 6H); 30 oily; logP (HCOOH): 4.27; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.00 to 5.60 and 7.80 to 8.10 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH_(2;) 1H); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.70 and 8.90 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 32 solid; m.p.: 189.5° C.; logP (HCOOH): 1.53; 33 solid; m.p.: 175.9° C.; logP (HCOOH): 1.57; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 2.30 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.70 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.85-3.00 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.05 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.40-5.85 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.70 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.25 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.30 and 8.50 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 35 oily; logP (HCOOH): 3.44; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.95 (s, 3H, 3H of SOCH₃); 5.00 to 5.60 and 7.80-8.10 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH_(2;) 1H); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 36 solid; m.p.: 243.3° C.; logP (HCOOH): 2.12; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.00 (m, 2H, 2H of cyclopropyl); 1.25 (m, 2H, 2H of cyclopropyl); 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.55 (m, 1H, 1H of cyclopropyl); 2.85 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.15, 5.30, 5.50, 5.65 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.90 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.05 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.20 and 8.40 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 37 solid; m.p.: 189.9° C.; logP (HCOOH): 2.33; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.00 (t, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 1.70-1.95 (m, 5H, 3H of CH₂, 2H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.85 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.05 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.15, 5.20, 5.50, 5.85 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.85 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.05 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.20 and 8.40 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 38 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.54; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 2.20 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.45 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.70-3.00 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 4.10 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂—Ph); 4.85 (m, 1H, 1H of CH) 5.20-5.85 (each br, 4H, 1H of NH; 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.00 and 7.25(each m, each 2 H, each 2 H of Ph); 8.20 and 8.45 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 39 oily; logP (HCOOH): 3.00; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.75 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 1.85 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.90 (s, 3H, 3H of SOCH₃); 5.00 to 5.60 and 7.80-8.10 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH_(2;) 1H); 6.50 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 40 solid; logP (HCOOH): 3.20; 42 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.33; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.80 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 1.90 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.65 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.05 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.05, 5.15, 5.40 and 5.70 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.70 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.30 and 8.45 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 44 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.94; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.80 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 1.90 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.45 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.65-2.95 (m, 3H, 2*2H of CH₂); 3.30 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.15 (br, 1H, 1H of NH); 5.70 and 5.90 (br, 1H, 1H of CH); 6.50 (s, 1H, thiophene- H); 8.65 and 8.80 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 45 solid; m.p.: 250.9° C.; logP (HCOOH): 0.91; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 2.85 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 3.05 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.50 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 5.40 to 6.05 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 7.15 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.95 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.35 and 8.45 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 46 oily; logP (HCOOH): 1.91; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.80-1.95 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.85 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 4.90 to 5.70 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.90 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.05 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.00 and 8.20 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 47 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.62; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.80-1.95 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.70 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 4.90 to 5.90 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.90 and 8.20 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 48 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.57; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.70 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.85 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.00 to 5.90 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.65 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.15 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 49 solid; logP (HCOOH): 2.32; 50 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.15; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.70 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.85 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.05 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.25 to 6.10 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.65 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.25 and 8.50 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 52 solid; m.p.: 178.0° C.; logP (HCOOH): 2.36; 1H NMR (DMSO, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.70 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 1.85-2.00 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.30 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.65 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.00 (br, 1H, 1H of CH); 6.45 (2s, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.00 and 7.20 (2br, 2H, 2H of NH₂); 7.50 and 7.70 (2d, 1H of NH; 1H of NH); 8.15 and 8.30 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 53 solid; logP (HCOOH): 2.41; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.75-2.00 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.65 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.05 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.15 to 5.75 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.60 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.30 and 8.50 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 54 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.35; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.80-2.00 (m, 4H, 2*2H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 4H, 2*2H of CH₂); 2.70 (m, 4H, 2*2H of CH₂); 2.75 and 2.85 (2*m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.20 (br, 1H, 1H of CH); 5.80 (br, 1H, 1H of CH); 6.30 (s, 1H, furan-H); 8.80 and 8.95 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 55 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.46; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85-2.00 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.60 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 4.90 to 5.75 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.45 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.00 and 7.20 (2br, 2H, 2H of NH₂); 8.00 and 8.20 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 56 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.66; 59 solid; m.p.: 215.3° C.; logP (HCOOH): 2.21; 1H NMR (DMSO, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85-2.00 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.35 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.70 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.05 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.05, 5.15, 5.45 and 5.70 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.50 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.30 and 8.50 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 60 solid; m.p.: 218.2° C.; logP (HCOOH): 2.57; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85-2.10 (m, 4H, 4H of CH₂); 2.50 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.60 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.05 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.20 and 5.80 (each br, 2H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH); 6.30 (s, 1H, furan-H); 8.60 and 8.80 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 61 solid; m.p.: 169.1° C.; 62 oily; logP (HCOOH): 1.78; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.70-2.00 (m, 4H, 4H of CH₂); 2.20 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.55 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 4.90 to 5.75 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 5.90 (s, 1H, furan-H); 8.30 and 8.50 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 63 solid; logP (HCOOH): 2.40; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.35 (d, 6H, 6H of of CH(CH₃)₂); 2.20 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.80-3.00 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 3.15 (sept, 1H, 1H of CH(CH₃)₂); 5.30-5.80 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.50 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.20 and 8.40 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 64 solid, logP (HCOOH): 2.71; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.75 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.25 (s, 6H, 2*3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of pyrimidine-CH₃); 2.45 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.65 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 5.00- 5.40 (br, 4H, 1H of CH; 2H of NH₂; 1H of NH); 68 solid; 69 solid; m.p.: 129.9° C.; logP (HCOOH): 1.86; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): ): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.15 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.70 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 3.05 (s, 3H, 3H of SO₂—CH₃); 5.25-5.80 (br, 4H, 1H of CH; 2H of NH₂; 1H of NH); 6.80 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.15 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.35 and 8.50 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 70 oily 71 solid; logP (HCOOH): 2.98; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): ): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.50 (s, 3H, 3H of acetyl-CH₃); 2.60 and 2.65 (br, 3H, 3H of pyrimidine-CH₃); 2.80 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.30 (br, 1H, 1H of CH); 5.70 (br, 1H, 1H of NH); 6.90 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.10 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.65 and 8.80 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 72 oily; logP (HCOOH): 3.90; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.00 to 5.60 and 8.30 to 8.50 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH_(2;) 1H); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.60 and 8.80 (2*br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 73 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.38; 74 logP (HCOOH): 2.13; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): ): 1.85 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.35 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.60 (s, 3H, 3H of pyrimidine-CH₃); 2.65 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.80 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 5.15 (br, 1H, 1H of CH); 5.90 (br, 2H, 2H of NH₂); 6.40 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 76 solid; logP (HCOOH): 3.01; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): ): 1.40 (s, 9H, 3*3H C(CH₃)₃); 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.00-5.70 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.55 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.30 and 8.45 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 77 solid; logP (HCOOH): 2.67; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.40 (s, 9H, 3*3H C(CH₃)₃); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.80-3.00 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 5.00-5.70 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.55 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.20 and 8.40 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 80 solid; m.p.: 94.4° C.; logP (HCOOH): 5.60; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.35 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene- CH₃); 2.35 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.50 and 2.55 (br, 3H, 3H of pyrimidine- CH₃); 2.70 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.15 (br, 1H, 1H of CH); 5.90 (br, 1H, 1H of NH); 6.55 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.20 and 8.40 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 150 oily; logP (HCOOH): 1.51; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.35 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.00 to 5.60 and 7.80 to 8.10 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH_(2;) 1H); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.50 to 8.85 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 213 solid; m.p.: 190.7° C.; logP (HCOOH): 2.66; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.90 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 1.95 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.30 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.60 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.75 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 4.80-6.50 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 7.70 and 8.20 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 215 oily; logP (HCOOH): 1.66; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 2.25 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.85 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 3.00 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 4.90-6.30 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.90 (d, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.20 (d, 1H, thiophene- H); 7.90 and 8.30 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 223 solid; logP (HCOOH): 2.57; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.90 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.80 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH); 5.30 (br, 1H, 1H of NH); 6.90 (d, 1H, 1H of thiophene-H); 7.10 (d, 1H, 1H of thiophene-H); 8.20 (s, 2H, 2H of Pyr-4H and Pyr-6H); 224 solid; logP (HCOOH): 3.12; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.90 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.00 (m, 1H, 1H of CH); 5.35 (br, 1H, 1H of NH); 6.50 (s, 1H, 1H of thiophene-H); 8.15 (s, 2H, 2H of Pyr-4H and Pyr-6H); 240 solid; m.p.: 118.0° C.; logP (HCOOH): 4.55; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.40 (t, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.35 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.55 to 2.80 (m, 5H, 3H of pyrimidine-CH_(3;) 2H of CH₂); 5.15 and 5.70 (each br, 2H, 1H of NH; 1H of CH); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.70 and 8.90 (each br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 256 solid; logP (HCOOH): 2.30; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 2.15 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.45 (s, 3H, 3H of thiophene-CH₃); 2.80 to 3.00 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 4.90 to 5.70 (br, 4H, 1H of CH; 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂), 6.70 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.10 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 257 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.02; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 2.10 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.80 to 3.05 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 4.90 to 5.70 (br, 4H, 1H of CH; 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂), 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.00 to 8.30 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 258 solid; m.p.: 155.9° C.; logP (HCOOH): 2.65; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.80 to 2.20 (m, 4H, 4H of CH₂); 2.50 (s, 3H, 3H of acetyl-CH₃); 2.60 to 2.80 (m, 5H, 2H of CH₂; 3H of pyrimidine-CH₃); 5.25 and 6.20 (br, 2H, 1H of CH; 1H of NH), 6.70 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.65 and 8.90 (each br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 263 oily; logP (HCOOH): 4.84; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.60 (m, 4H, 4H of CH₂); 1.80 to 2.05 (m, 6H, 6H of CH₂); 2.35 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.30 to 2.45 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.15 and 5.70 (each br, 2H, 1H of NH; 1H of CH); 6.20 (s, 1H, pyrido-H); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 8.40 and 8.60 (each br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 264 oily; logP (HCOOH): 2.77; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.90 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.90 (s, 3H, 3H of —SO—CH₃); 4.90-5.50 and 7.90 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.30 (t, 1H, 1H of CF₂H); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 265 oily; logP (HCOOH): 1.35; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.90 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 4.80 and 5.10 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH₂); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene- H); 7.05, 7.15, 7.20 and 7.40 (each m, 4H, 4H of Ph); 7.90 (s, 1H, Pyr-6H); 266 logP (HCOOH): 1.17; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.90 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.70 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.95 (d, 3H, 3H of —HN—CH₃); 5.00 and 5.90 and 6.60-7.00 (each br, 5H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 1H of CONH; 2H of NH₂); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.50 and 8.20 (each br, 1H, Pyr-6H); 267 logP (HCOOH): 1.09; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.90 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.70 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 2.95 (d, 3H, 3H of —HN—CH₃); 5.00 and 5.80 and 6.60-7.60 (each br, 7H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 1H of CONH₂; 2H of NH_(2;) 1H, Pyr-4H); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 268 oily; logP (HCOOH): 3.83; 1H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.80 (m, 3H, 3H of CH₂); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH₂); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH₃); 2.50 (s, 3H, 3H of COCH₃); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH₂); 5.00 to 5.50 and 6.00-6.50 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH_(2;) 1H); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 275 oily; logP (HCOOH): 1.24; 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHZ, δ in ppm): 1.85 (m, 3H, 3H of CH2); 2.05 (m, 1H, 1H of CH2); 2.40 (s, 3H, 3H of CH3); 2.75 (m, 2H, 2H of CH2); 4.60 to 5.40 (each br, 4H, 1H of CH, 1H of NH; 2H of NH2; 1H); 5.70 and 6.15 (2*s, 2*1H, C═C—H); 6.55 (s, 1H, thiophene-H); 7.80 (br, 1H, Pyr-6H);

B. FORMULATION EXAMPLES

-   a) A dusting product is obtained by mixing 10 parts by weight of a     compound of the formula (I) and/or salts thereof and 90 parts by     weight of talc as an inert substance and comminuting the mixture in     a hammer mill. -   b) A readily water-dispersible, wettable powder is obtained by     mixing 25 parts by weight of a compound of the formula (I) and/or     salts thereof, 64 parts by weight of kaolin-containing quartz as an     inert substance, 10 parts by weight of potassium lignosulfonate and     1 part by weight of sodium oleoylmethyltaurate as a wetting agent     and dispersant, and grinding the mixture in a pinned-disk mill. -   c) A readily water-dispersible dispersion concentrate is obtained by     mixing 20 parts by weight of a compound of the formula (I) and/or     salts thereof with 6 parts by weight of alkylphenol polyglycol ether     (®Triton X 207), 3 parts by weight of isotridecanol polyglycol ether     (8 EO) and 71 parts by weight of paraffinic mineral oil (boiling     range for example about 255 to above 277° C.), and grinding the     mixture in a friction ball mill to a fineness of below 5 microns. -   d) An emulsifiable concentrate is obtained from 15 parts by weight     of a compound of the formula (I) and/or salts thereof, 75 parts by     weight of cyclohexanone as a solvent and 10 parts by weight of     ethoxylated nonylphenol as an emulsifier. -   e) Water-dispersible granules are obtained by mixing     -   75 parts by weight of a compound of the formula (I) and/or salts         thereof,     -   10 parts by weight of calcium lignosulfonate,     -   5 parts by weight of sodium lauryl sulfate,     -   3 parts by weight of polyvinyl alcohol and     -   7 parts by weight of kaolin,     -   grinding the mixture in a pinned-disk mill, and granulating the         powder in a fluidized bed by spray application of water as a         granulating liquid. -   f) Water-dispersible granules are also obtained by homogenizing and     precomminuting, in a colloid mill,     -   25 parts by weight of a compound of the formula (I) and/or salts         thereof,     -   5 parts by weight of sodium         2,2′-dinaphthylmethane-6,6′-disulfonate     -   2 parts by weight of sodium oleoylmethyltaurate,     -   1 part by weight of polyvinyl alcohol     -   17 parts by weight of calcium carbonate and     -   50 parts by weight of water,     -   then grinding the mixture in a bead mill and atomizing and         drying the resulting suspension in a spray tower by means of a         one-phase nozzle.

C. BIOLOGICAL EXAMPLES Test Description 1. Pre-Emergence Herbicidal Effect and Crop Plant Compatibility

Seeds of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weed plants and crop plants are laid out in wood-fiber pots in sandy loam and covered with soil. The compounds of the invention, formulated in the form of wettable powders (WP) or as emulsion concentrates (EC), are then applied to the surface of the covering soil as aqueous suspension or emulsion at a water application rate equating to 600 to 800 L/ha with addition of 0.2% wetting agent.

After the treatment, the pots are placed in a greenhouse and kept under good growth conditions for the trial plants. The damage to the test plants is scored visually after a test period of 3 weeks by comparison with untreated controls (herbicidal activity in percent (%): 100% activity=the plants have died, 0% activity=like control plants).

In the tables below, the following abbreviations are used:

Undesired Plants/Weeds:

-   -   ABUTH: Abutilon theophrasti ALOMY: Alopecurus myosuroides     -   AMARE: Amaranthus retroflexus AVEFA: Avena fatua     -   CYPES: Cyperus esculentus ECHCG: Echinochloa crus-galli     -   LOLMU: Lolium multiflorum MATIN: Matricaria inodora     -   PHBPU: Ipomoea purpurea POLCO: Polygonum convolvulus     -   SETVI: Setaria viridis STEME: Stellaria media     -   VERPE: Veronica persica VIOTR: Viola tricolor

TABLE 3 (pre-emergence efficacy): Dos- Ex. age No [g/ha] ALOMY AVEFA CYPES ECHCG LOLMU SETVI ABUTH AMARE MATIN PHBPU POLCO STEME VERPE VIOTR 2 320 80 100 100 4 320 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 4 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 7 320 100 90 90 100 7 80 80 8 320 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8 80 90 90 100 100 100 80 100 100 9 320 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 9 80 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 10 320 80 100 100 11 320 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 11 80 90 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 12 320 90 90 90 90 80 100 100 100 13 320 100 100 100 90 100 16 320 100 100 40 100 100 40 100 100 100 16 80 100 20 40 90 100 20 100 100 100 17 320 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 17 80 100 60 80 100 100 100 100 100 19 320 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 80 100 100 100 19 80 100 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 22 320 100 100 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 23 320 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 23 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 24 320 100 90 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 24 80 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 27 320 100 100 100 100 100 27 80 90 28 320 90 100 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 28 80 100 90 100 100 90 29 320 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 100 29 80 90 60 100 100 100 30 320 90 100 100 100 100 100 30 80 90 100 90 90 100 33 320 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 33 80 100 100 100 80 100 35 320 90 90 90 100 90 100 36 320 100 100 100 100 100 36 80 100 100 100 90 100 38 320 90 100 90 39 320 100 100 80 100 100 90 100 100 100 39 80 80 100 100 80 100 100 42 320 100 100 100 100 100 80 100 100 100 42 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 44 320 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 44 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 46 320 100 100 100 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 46 80 100 100 80 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 47 320 100 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 47 80 80 100 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 48 320 80 100 80 100 90 100 100 100 48 80 100 80 100 100 49 320 100 100 70 100 49 80 90 100 50 320 100 80 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 50 80 90 100 90 100 100 80 52 320 80 90 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 52 80 70 90 100 80 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 53 320 100 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 53 80 100 100 100 80 100 100 55 320 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 55 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 59 320 80 80 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 59 80 100 80 80 100 100 80 100 100 100 61 320 100 80 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 100 100 100 61 80 80 90 100 30 100 100 90 90 100 80 62 320 60 80 50 80 90 100 100 100 90 100 62 80 80 90 90 63 320 100 100 100 100 100 100 63 80 100 20 100 100 69 320 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 69 80 100 100 100 100 100 70 320 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 80 100 100 100 100 90 100 72 320 90 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 72 80 80 80 100 100 100 73 320 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 73 80 80 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 80 320 70 60 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 80 80 100 100 70 100 100 100 90 150 320 100 100 100 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100 100 100 352 80 90 60 100 100 80

As shown by the results, the compounds of the invention have good herbicidal pre-emergence activity against a broad spectrum of weed grasses and broad-leaved weeds. For example, the compounds from Table 3 have very good herbicidal activity against harmful plants such as Avena fatua, Stellaria media, Echinochloa crus-galli, Lolium multiflorum, Setaria viridis, Abutilon theophrasti, Amaranthus retroflexus and Alopecurus myosuroides when applied by the pre-emergence method at an application rate of 0.32 kg or less of active substance per hectare. The compounds of the invention are therefore suitable for control of unwanted plant growth by the pre-emergence method.

2. Post-Emergence Herbicidal Effect and Crop Plant Compatibility

Seeds of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weed and crop plants are laid out in sandy loam in wood-fiber pots, covered with soil and cultivated in a greenhouse under good growth conditions. 2 to 3 weeks after sowing, the test plants are treated at the one-leaf stage. The compounds of the invention, formulated in the form of wettable powders (WP) or as emulsion concentrates (EC), are then sprayed onto the green parts of the plants as aqueous suspension or emulsion at a water application rate equating to 600 to 800 L/ha with addition of 0.2% wetting agent. After the test plants have been left to stand in the greenhouse under optimal growth conditions for about 3 weeks, the action of the preparations is assessed visually in comparison to untreated controls (herbicidal action in percent (%): 100% activity=the plants have died, 0% activity=like control plants).

TABLE 4 (post-emergence efficacy): Dos- Ex. age: No [g/ha] ALOMY AVEFA ECHCG LOLMU SETVI ABUTH AMARE MATIN PHBPU POLCO STEME VERPE VIOTR 4 320 100 90 100 100 4 80 80 7 320 40 80 8 320 100 80 90 90 90 90 8 80 80 9 320 80 100 80 80 90 80 90 90 90 9 80 80 80 80 80 11 320 90 80 100 90 100 90 100 90 90 100 90 100 11 80 100 90 100 90 90 90 90 90 80 100 13 320 80 90 100 16 320 100 90 90 90 80 90 17 320 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 0 80 100 100 90 17 80 80 90 80 19 320 90 100 80 100 90 90 100 100 100 19 80 100 90 90 80 80 90 90 22 320 90 90 100 90 90 90 90 23 320 80 80 80 100 80 80 90 90 100 23 80 80 80 80 90 80 24 320 80 100 90 100 100 80 100 100 100 24 80 100 90 80 80 80 90 90 28 320 100 90 29 320 100 80 100 90 100 90 29 80 90 90 80 30 80 90 30 80 33 320 90 90 33 80 80 35 320 80 90 36 320 80 80 100 36 80 100 38 320 80 90 39 320 80 80 39 80 80 42 320 100 90 80 100 100 100 42 80 90 90 90 44 320 90 100 100 90 100 100 80 100 100 80 46 320 100 80 100 100 90 40 100 80 90 100 100 100 46 80 90 100 80 90 100 90 100 80 80 47 320 100 90 100 80 90 90 90 100 100 80 100 100 47 80 100 100 90 90 90 100 80 100 100 100 48 320 100 90 90 80 90 80 90 48 80 80 80 80 49 320 90 49 80 80 50 320 90 100 90 100 50 80 80 80 90 52 320 100 80 100 60 100 90 90 52 80 60 100 60 100 90 90 53 320 90 100 100 90 90 100 90 100 53 80 80 90 80 100 90 90 55 320 90 100 90 90 90 100 100 90 100 100 100 55 80 90 100 80 90 90 90 100 90 100 90 90 59 320 100 90 20 90 80 100 80 59 80 20 90 20 60 80 90 80 61 320 100 100 90 90 90 90 100 100 90 100 100 90 61 80 100 80 90 90 90 80 100 100 90 62 320 40 80 90 90 100 62 80 80 63 320 40 90 63 80 10 90 69 320 80 80 80 90 90 80 100 69 80 20 80 70 320 80 100 100 100 70 80 40 100 72 320 80 80 100 72 80 80 80 73 320 100 80 100 100 100 60 73 80 100 90 80 80 320 70 90 90 100 90 100 60 100 100 100 80 80 70 80 100 70 90 100 90 100 150 320 80 90 90 80 90 90 90 100 100 90 150 80 80 80 80 80 100 80 173 320 100 90 100 90 90 90 90 90 100 60 100 100 90 173 80 100 60 80 80 90 60 90 100 90 213 320 90 80 90 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 100 213 80 80 80 50 80 80 80 80 90 256 320 90 70 100 70 90 90 100 100 100 90 100 90 256 80 100 90 90 100 100 90 100 90 257 320 90 100 100 100 90 90 90 90 90 80 100 100 90 257 80 70 70 90 100 90 90 80 90 80 60 80 90 260 320 100 70 100 90 90 90 90 60 100 100 90 260 80 80 90 70 70 60 80 70 264 320 90 80 90 90 90 80 100 90 90 264 80 90 80 100 90 90 265 320 80 60 90 80 265 80 80 60 90 80 266 320 60 80 100 60 100 90 90 266 80 80 90 60 80 90 80 267 320 60 80 80 80 80 100 80 90 267 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 268 320 80 100 80 80 268 80 100 80 80 275 320 80 90 70 90 90 90 275 80 70 80 90 70 282 320 100 100 100 100 100 90 100 90 90 90 100 90 100 282 80 100 100 100 100 100 90 100 90 80 90 100 80 100 283 320 90 80 100 100 90 90 100 90 90 70 100 100 100 283 80 80 50 90 90 90 80 100 90 284 320 100 80 100 90 80 80 100 100 100 90 284 80 90 90 80 90 100 60 285 320 100 80 60 100 80 100 285 80 100 90 60 80 286 320 90 90 90 70 100 100 90 286 80 90 90 80 70 70 90 287 320 80 80 100 100 100 100 287 80 80 90 80 80 100 288 320 70 60 90 90 90 70 70 80 100 90 288 80 70 290 320 60 60 80 90 100 90 290 80 60 80 80 60 291 320 80 90 80 80 60 80 291 80 60 80 80 292 320 80 80 30 90 80 293 320 90 100 90 90 293 80 80 80 70 294 320 70 70 90 294 80 60 70 296 320 70 70 90 60 90 80 296 80 40 60 70 298 320 90 80 298 80 70 80 299 320 90 300 320 70 90 60 90 300 80 60 301 320 80 60 90 60 100 90 301 80 80 60 80 302 320 60 80 90 302 80 90 314 320 60 60 70 90 50 60 316 320 100 80 320 320 80 60 80 60 60 100 100 341 320 70 60 90 90 90 90 60 100 90 341 80 80 80 60 80 90 352 320 80 90 100 90 352 80 80 80

As the results show, compounds according to the invention have good herbicidal post-emergence efficacy against a broad spectrum of weed grasses and broad-leaved weeds. For example, the compounds from table 4 have very good herbicidal activity against harmful plants such as Avena fatua, Stellaria media, Echinochloa crus-galli, Lolium multiflorum, Setaria viridis, Abutilon theophrasti, Amaranthus retroflexus and Alopecurus myosuroides when applied by the post-emergence method at an application rate of 0.32 kg or less of active substance per hectare. The compounds of the invention are therefore suitable for control of unwanted plant growth by the post-emergence method. 

1. A compound of formula (I)

And/or an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof, where A¹, A² and A³ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of O, S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰ and CR¹¹, where exactly one atom of A¹, A² and A³ represents O or S; R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C(O)OH, C(O)NH₂, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyloxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-dialkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxycarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxycarbonyl and nitro; R¹ and R² each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino, cyano, C(O)NH₂; (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl; (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-halogenalkyl; (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxycarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxycarbonyl; (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxycarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxycarbonyl; tri-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, mono-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl; phenylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl; (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylcarbonyl and (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxycarbonyl which may each be substituted at the aryl moiety by halogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and/or (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl; (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl-carbonyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl-carbonyloxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy; aminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl; N—((C₁-C₆)-haloalkanoyl)-amino-carbonyl, mono-((C₆-C₁₄)-aryl)-amino-carbonyl, di-((C₆-C₁₄)-aryl)-amino-carbonyl; (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy; (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, which may optionally be substituted at the cycloalkyl radical by (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and/or halogen; (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxycarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyloxy; (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxycarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyloxy; hydroxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, hydroxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, cyano-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, cyano-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl; and (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthiocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthiocarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy; (C₄-C₁₄)-arylsulfonyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylthio, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylsulfinyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylthio, (C₃-C₈)-alkenylthio, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylthio and (C₃-C₆)-alkynylthio; R³ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino, cyano, C(O)OH, C(O)NH₂; (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl; (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-halogenalkyl; (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxycarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxycarbonyl; (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxycarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxycarbonyl; tri-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, mono-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl; phenylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl; (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylcarbonyl and (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxycarbonyl which may each be substituted at the aryl moiety by halogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and/or (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl; (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl-carbonyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl-carbonyloxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy; aminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl; N—((C₁-C₆)-haloalkanoyl)-amino-carbonyl, mono-((C₆-C₁₄)-aryl)-amino-carbonyl, di-((C₆-C₁₄)-aryl)-amino-carbonyl; (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy; (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, which may optionally be substituted at the cycloalkyl radical by (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and/or halogen; (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxycarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyloxy; (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxycarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyloxy; hydroxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, hydroxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, cyano-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, cyano-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl; and (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthiocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthiocarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy; (C₄-C₁₄)-arylsulfonyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylthio, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylsulfinyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylthio, (C₃-C₈)-alkenylthio, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylthio, (C₃-C₆)-alkynylthio; or R¹ may be attached to R² via a bond, resulting in a 5- to 7-membered partially hydrogenated carbocycle or heterocycle having at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, O, S and P, which carbocycle or heterocycle is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, ═O, ═N—O—H, ═N—O—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, ═N—O-benzyl, ═N—O-phenyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted by one or more identical or different halogen atoms, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, and R³ is as defined above, but optionally represents hydrogen, methyl or amino; R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl and aminocarbonyl; R⁵ and R⁶ are each independently of one another selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylphenyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy; or the radicals R⁵ and R⁶ together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a 3- to 7-membered ring; R⁷ and R⁸ are each independently of one another selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylcarbonyl and (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxycarbonyl; or the radicals R⁷ and R⁸ together form a (C₁-C₇)-alkylene group which may contain one or more oxygen and/or sulfur atoms, where the (C₁-C₇)-alkylene group may be mono- or polysubstituted by halogen and the respective halogen substituents may be identical or different; X represents a bond (if n=1 or 2) or is selected from the group consisting of O, S, CH₂, C═O, NH, CR¹²R¹³ and NR¹⁴, CH₂O and CH₂S, where in the two last-mentioned groups the carbon atom is attached to the aromatic moiety and the heteroatom O or S is attached to the partially hydrogenated moiety of the amine; R¹² and R¹³ are each independently of one another selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl; R¹⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl; and n represents the running number 0, 1 or
 2. 2. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein A¹, A² and A³ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰ and CR¹¹, where exactly one atom of A¹, A² and A³ represents S.
 3. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radicals R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹, each independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen and (C₁-C₆)-alkyl.
 4. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein A¹, A² and A³ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰ and CR¹¹, where exactly one atom of A¹, A² and A³ represents S, and R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine and (C₁-C₃)-alkyl.
 5. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein exactly one radical R⁹, R¹⁰ or R¹¹ represents methyl and the other radicals represent hydrogen.
 6. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radicals R¹ and R² each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino, cyano, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl and R³ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino, cyano, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl.
 7. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radicals R¹, R² and R³ are each different from one another and R¹=amino, R²=trifluoromethyl or methylsulfonyl, and R³=hydrogen or methyl.
 8. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radical R¹ is attached to R² via a bond, resulting in a 5- or 6-membered partially hydrogenated carbocycle or heterocycle having at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, O, S and P, which carbocycle or heterocycle is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, ═O, ═N—O—H, ═N—O—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, ═N—O-benzyl, ═N—O-phenyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted by one or more identical or different halogens, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, and R³ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, methyl and trifluoromethyl.
 9. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radical R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, CH₃, CH₂CH₂OCH₃, COOCH₃ and CONH₂.
 10. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radicals R⁵ and R⁶ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylphenyl and (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy.
 11. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radicals R⁷ and R⁸ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl.
 12. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein X represents a bond (if n=1 or 2) or is selected from the group consisting of O, S, CH₂, C═O, NH, CHCH₃, NCH₃, C(CH₃)₂, OCH₂ and SCH₂, where in the two last-mentioned groups the carbon atom is attached to the aromatic moiety and the heteroatom O or S is attached to the partially hydrogenated moiety of the amine.
 13. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the running number n represents 1 or
 2. 14. The compound of formula (I) and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein R¹ and R² and independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of amino, trifluoromethyl (C₁-C₃)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl; R³ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, trifluoromethyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl; or R¹ is attached to R² via a bond, resulting in a 5- or 6-membered partially hydrogenated carbocycle or heterocycle having at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, O, S and P, which carbocycle or heterocycle is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, ═O, ═N—O—H, ═N—O—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, ═N—O-benzyl, ═N—O-phenyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted by one or more halogen atoms, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, and R³ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, amino and trifluoromethyl; R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, CH₃, CH₂CH₂OCH₃, COOCH₃ and CONH₂; R⁵ and R⁶ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₃)-alkyl and (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy; R⁷ and R⁸ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl; A¹, A² and A³ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰, CR¹¹, where exactly one atom of A¹, A² and A³ represents S; R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen and (C₁-C₆)-alkyl; X represents a bond (if n=1 or 2) or is selected from the group consisting of O, S, CH₂, ═O, NH, CHCH₃, NCH₃, C(CH₃)₂, OCH₂ and SCH₂, where in the two last-mentioned groups the carbon atom is attached to the aromatic moiety and the heteroatom O or S is attached to the partially hydrogenated moiety of the amine; and n represents the running number 1 or
 2. 15. A compound of formula (I)

and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the chiral carbon atom indicated by (*) has (R) configuration.
 16. A compound of formula (I)

and/or salt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the chiral carbon atom indicated by (*) has (R) configuration and the chiral carbon atom indicated by (**) has (S) configuration.
 17. A product comprising one or more compounds of formula (I)

And/or agrochemically acceptable salts thereof, where A¹, A² and A³ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of O, S, CR⁹, CR¹⁰ and CR¹¹, where exactly one atom of A¹, A² and A³ represents O or S; R⁹, R¹⁰ and R¹¹ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C(O)OH, C(O)NH₂, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyloxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-dialkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxycarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxycarbonyl and nitro; R¹, R² and R³ each independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, nitro, amino, cyano, C(O)OH, C(O)NH₂; (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl; (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-halogenalkyl; (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxycarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxycarbonyl; (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynylcarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxycarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxycarbonyl; tri-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, mono-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl; phenylsilyl-(C₂-C₆)-alkynyl; (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylcarbonyl and (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxycarbonyl which may each be substituted at the aryl moiety by halogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and/or (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl; (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl-carbonyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl-carbonyloxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy; aminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl; N—((C₁-C₆)-haloalkanoyl)-amino-carbonyl, mono-((C₆-C₁₄)-aryl)-amino-carbonyl, di-((C₆-C₁₄)-aryl)-amino-carbonyl; (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy; (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, which may optionally be substituted at the cycloalkyl radical by (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and/or halogen; (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkoxycarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyloxy; (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyloxycarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyloxy, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyloxy; hydroxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, hydroxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, cyano-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, cyano-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl; and (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfinyl-(C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulfonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulfonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthiocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthiocarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy; (C₄-C₁₄)-arylsulfonyl, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylthio, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylsulfinyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylthio, (C₃-C₈)-alkenylthio, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkenylthio, (C₃-C₆)-alkynylthio; or R¹ may be attached to R² via a bond, resulting in a 5- to 7-membered partially hydrogenated carbocycle or heterocycle having at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, O, S and P, which carbocycle or heterocycle is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, ═O, ═N—O—H, ═N—O—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, ═N—O-benzyl, ═N—O-phenyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted by one or more identical or different halogen atoms, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, and R³ is as defined above, but optionally represents hydrogen or amino; R⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl and aminocarbonyl; R⁵ and R⁶ are each independently of one another selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylphenyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy; or the radicals R⁵ and R⁶ together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a 3- to 7-membered ring; R⁷ and R⁸ are each independently of one another selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryl, (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxy, (C₆-C₁₄)-arylcarbonyl and (C₆-C₁₄)-aryloxycarbonyl; or the radicals R⁷ and R⁸ together form a (C₁-C₇)-alkylene group which may contain one or more oxygen and/or sulfur atoms, where the (C₁-C₇)-alkylene group may be mono- or polysubstituted by halogen and the respective halogen substituents may be identical or different; X represents a bond (if n=1 or 2) or is selected from the group consisting of O, S, CH₂, C═O, NH, CR¹²R¹³ and NR¹⁴, CH₂O and CH₂S, where in the two last-mentioned groups the carbon atom is attached to the aromatic moiety and the heteroatom O or S is attached to the partially hydrogenated moiety of the amine; R¹² and R¹³ are each independently of one another selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl; R¹⁴ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl and (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl; and n represents the running number 0, 1 or
 2. 18. A process for preparing a compound of formula (I) of claim 1 and/or agrochemically acceptable salt thereof and/or agrochemically acceptable quaternized nitrogen derivative thereof

comprising reacting a compound of formula (II)

and wherein W¹ represents an exchangeable radical or a leaving group with an amine of formula (III) or with an acid addition salt of the amine of formula (III)


19. The process as claimed in claim 18, wherein the exchangeable radical or the leaving group Z¹ represents fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfanyl or (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfinyl or (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfonyl, unsubstituted or substituted phenyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfonyl or (C₁-C₄)-alkylphenylsulfonyl.
 20. The process as claimed in claim 18, where a compound of formula (II-a)

in which Z¹ to Z³ represent COOH, COO(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, nitrile, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, halogen, acetyl, carbonyl and (C₁-C₆)-alkylmercapto and W¹ represents an exchangeable radical or a leaving group comprising fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfanyl or (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfinyl or (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfonyl, unsubstituted or substituted phenyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkylsulfonyl or (C₁-C₄)-alkylphenylsulfonyl, is reacted with an amine or an acid addition salt of formula (III)

giving initially an intermediate of formula (I-a)

and the intermediate of formula (I-a) obtained is then converted by a known process into the compound (I).
 21. A process for preparing a compound of formula (I) of claim 1 and/or agrochemically acceptable salts thereof and/or agrochemically acceptable quaternized nitrogen derivatives thereof

comprising condensing a compound of formula (IV) or an acid addition salt thereof

with a compound of formula (V)

in which the radical Z⁴ represents (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy or di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino.
 22. The process as claimed in claim 21, where the compound of formula (IV) or the acid addition salt thereof

is condensed with a compound of formula (VI)

and a compound of formula (VII)

in which Z⁵ represents (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy or di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino and Z⁶ represents (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy.
 23. A herbicidal composition or plant growth-regulating composition, comprising one or more compounds of formula (I) or salts thereof as claimed in claim
 1. 24. A method of controlling one or more harmful plants or regulating growth of plants, comprising applying an effective amount of one or more compounds of formula (I) or salts thereof as claimed in claim 1 to plants, plant parts, plant seeds or an area under cultivation.
 25. A product comprising one or more compounds of formula (I) or salts thereof as claimed in claim 1 as one or more herbicides or plant growth regulators.
 26. A product as claimed in claim 25, wherein the compounds of formula (I) or salts thereof are used to control one or more harmful plants or to regulate the growth of plants in one or more crops of useful plants or ornamental plants.
 27. A product as claimed in claim 26, wherein the crops are transgenic crop plants. 